⁴ Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

³¹ The time for judging this world has come, when Satan, the ruler of this world, will be cast out.

³⁰ “I don’t have much more time to talk to you, because the ruler of this world approaches. He has no power over me,

¹² For we^[a] are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.