Ephesians 4:18
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having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart,
being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;
for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart.
Their moral understanding is darkened and their reasoning is beclouded. [They are] alienated (estranged, self-banished) from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the ignorance (the want of knowledge and perception, the willful blindness) that is deep-seated in them, due to their hardness of heart [to the insensitiveness of their moral nature].
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts.
and they are in the dark in their reasoning. They are disconnected from God’s life because of their ignorance and their closed hearts.
Their intelligence has been shrouded in darkness, and they are estranged from the life of God, because of the ignorance in them, which in turn comes from resisting God’s will.
Their minds are in the dark, and they are stubborn and ignorant and have missed out on the life that comes from God. They no longer have any feelings about what is right,
being darkened in understanding, estranged from the life of God by reason of the ignorance which is in them, by reason of the hardness of their hearts,
being darkened in their understanding, having been excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance being in them, because of the hardness of their hearts—
Having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts.
They have no understanding, and they know nothing because they refuse to listen. So they cannot have the life that God gives.
They cannot understand God's true message because their minds are in the dark. They have not accepted the life that God gives. They have decided that they do not want to know about God. They do not even try to understand.
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, due to the hardness of their hearts.
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart.
They ·do not understand [L are darkened in their minds/understanding] and they are ·separated [excluded; alienated] from the life ·God gives [or God has; L of God] because of their ignorance ·and because of [or caused by] ·their stubbornness [or their closed minds; L the stubbornness of their heart/mind].
Having their understanding darkened, and being strangers from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart:
They can’t understand because they are in the dark. They are excluded from the life that God approves of because of their ignorance and stubbornness.
and whose minds are in the dark. They have no part in the life that God gives, for they are completely ignorant and stubborn.
They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts.
They do not understand. They know nothing, because they refuse to listen. So they cannot have the life that God gives.
They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart.
This is my instruction, then, which I give you from God. Do not live any longer as the Gentiles live. For they live blindfold in a world of illusion, and cut off from the life of God through ignorance and insensitiveness. They have stifled their consciences and then surrendered themselves to sensuality, practising any form of impurity which lust can suggest.
having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their heart,
Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart:
being darkened in their mind, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart.
being darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,
Let me say this, then, speaking for the Lord: Live no longer as the unsaved do, for they are blinded and confused. Their closed hearts are full of darkness; they are far away from the life of God because they have shut their minds against him, and they cannot understand his ways.
And so I insist—and God backs me up on this—that there be no going along with the crowd, the empty-headed, mindless crowd. They’ve refused for so long to deal with God that they’ve lost touch not only with God but with reality itself. They can’t think straight anymore. Feeling no pain, they let themselves go in sexual obsession, addicted to every sort of perversion.
having their understanding darkened, excluded from the life of God through the ignorance that is within them, due to the hardness of their hearts.
being darkened in their understanding, separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.
They can’t understand because they are in the dark. They are excluded from the life that God approves of because of their ignorance and stubbornness.
darkened in understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance, because of their hardness of heart,
being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;
being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;
They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance and their hardness of heart.
They do not understand, and they know nothing, because they refuse to listen. So they cannot have the life that God gives.
They are darkened in their understanding, being alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
They can’t understand the truth. They are separated from the life of God. That’s because they don’t know him. And they don’t know him because their hearts are stubborn.
They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.
They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.
having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;
Their minds are in darkness. They are strangers to the life of God. This is because they have closed their minds to Him and have turned their hearts away from Him.
Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.
blinded in their understanding, being alienated from the life that is in God, through the ignorance that is in them because of the blindness of their hearts;
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart.
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart.
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart.
they are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of their ignorance and hardness of heart.
Their understanding is darkened; they are cut off from God’s life because of their deep-seated ignorance, which springs from the fact that their hearts are hard.
Their binah (understanding) being in choshech, having been alienated from the life of Hashem because of the ignorance existing in them, because of the KESHI (stubbornness, hardness DEVARIM 9:27) of their levavot, [DEVARIM 29:4]
having their understanding darkened, and being strangers to the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart);
they are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart;
they are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, due to their hardness of heart;
They are darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance in them due to the hardness of their heart.
They are blind to true understanding. They are strangers and aliens to the kind of life God has for them because they live in ignorance and immorality and because their hearts are cold, hard stones.
being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.
Their minds are dark. They are far away from God's life because they do not know the truth. They have no love in their hearts.
that have understanding darkened with darknesses [having their understanding darkened], and be aliened from the life of God, by ignorance that is in them, for the blindness of their heart.
being darkened in the understanding, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart,
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