The New Life

¹⁷ Now this I say and ^(A)testify in the Lord, ^(B)that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, ^(C)in the futility of their minds. ¹⁸ They ^(D)are darkened in their understanding, ^(E)alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to ^(F)their hardness of heart. ¹⁹ They ^(G)have become callous and ^(H)have given themselves up to sensuality, greedy to practice every kind of impurity.

⁵ not in ^(A)the passion of lust ^(B)like the Gentiles ^(C)who do not know God;

² You know that ^(A)when you were pagans ^(B)you were led astray to ^(C)mute idols, however you were led.