Ephesians 4:18

King James Version (KJV)

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:

Translations

Ephesians 4:18 - Amplified Bible

Their deep-seated in them, due to their hardness of heart [to the insensitiveness of their moral nature].

Ephesians 4:18 - American Standard Version

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;

Ephesians 4:18 - Bible in Basic English

Whose thoughts are dark, to whom the life of God is strange because they are without knowledge, and their hearts have been made hard;

Ephesians 4:18 - Darby Bible

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,

Ephesians 4:18 - English Standard Version

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.

Ephesians 4:18 - King James Version

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:

Ephesians 4:18 - La Biblia de las Americas

entenebrecidos en su entendimiento, excluidos de la vida de Dios por causa de la ignorancia que hay en ellos, por la dureza de su corazòn;

Ephesians 4:18 - The Message

Ephesians 4:18 - New American Standard Bible

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;

Ephesians 4:18 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Ellos tienen entenebrecido su entendimiento, están excluidos (separados) de la vida de Dios por causa de la ignorancia que hay en ellos, por la dureza de su corazòn.

Ephesians 4:18 - World English Bible

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;

Ephesians 4:18 - Young's Living Translation

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,

Ephesians 4:18 - Additional Comments

Without the guidance of the Holy Spirit, they cannot understand - it is a dark, foggy cloud to them.
There are many people who pretend to have a relationship with God - they talk about prayer, about heaven, about God, on occasion, but they are alienated (separated) from a life with God. And, they are blind to this - they think they have something when they have nothing.
The sad thing is they are alienated from God because of their ignorance, of simply a lack of knowledge. You would think that you could simply educate them, but it's more difficult than that, because it is also a matter of their heart, that their heart cannot see or understand or desire the things of God, because their heart cannot see them - their heart is blind.
And this blindness is hard to affect because of the hardness of the heart - it is past feeling (vs 19).
The result of this ignorance, blindness, hardness is unrestrained sin, especially regarding sexuality and money (vs 19).

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