⁴ “You will not certainly die,” the serpent said to the woman.^(A)

³ The Lord appeared to us in the past,^[a] saying:

²⁰ Many of them said, “He is demon-possessed^(A) and raving mad.^(B) Why listen to him?”

⁴ The god^(A) of this age^(B) has blinded^(C) the minds of unbelievers, so that they cannot see the light of the gospel that displays the glory of Christ,^(D) who is the image of God.^(E)