Ephesians 4:18

A Conservative Version

darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the callousness of their heart.

Cross References

Matthew 13:15

For this people's heart became fat, and their ears hear heavily, and their eyes are shut, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and understand with their heart, and should turn, and I will heal them.

Ephesians 2:12

that ye were at that time independent of Christ, alienated from the citizenship of Israel, and alien of the covenants of the promise, having no hope and godless in the world.

John 12:40

He has blinded their eyes, and has hardened their heart, so that they would not see with their eyes, and understand with their heart, and be turned, and I would heal them.

1 Thessalonians 4:5

not in passion of lust, as also the Gentiles who have not known God,

James 4:4

Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is hatred of God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.

2 Corinthians 4:4

in whom the god of this age has blinded the minds of the unbelieving, in order for the light of the good-news of the glory of the Christ (who is a likeness of God) not to shine forth to them.

Colossians 1:21

And you, being formerly alienated and hostile in mind, in works, in things evil. But now he has reconciled

1 John 2:11

But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and he goes about in the darkness, and knows not where he goes, because the darkness has blinded his eyes.

Galatians 4:8

But of course not knowing God then, ye were in bondage to those in nature who are not gods,

Romans 11:25

For I do not want you, brothers, to be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise according to yourselves, that a callousness in part has happened to Israel until the fullness of the Gentiles come in.

Romans 1:28

And just as they did not approve having God in knowledge, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do things that are not fit;

Acts 17:30

Indeed therefore having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands for all men everywhere to repent.

1 Corinthians 1:21

For since in the wisdom of God the world did not know God through its wisdom, it pleased God through the foolishness of preaching to save those who believe.

Romans 2:19

And thou have confidence in thyself to be a guide of the blind, a light of those in darkness,

Mark 3:5

And having looked around on them with anger, being grieved at the callousness of their heart, he says to the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it out, and his hand was restored as the other.

Daniel 5:20

But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened so that he dealt proudly, he was deposed from his kingly throne. And they took his glory from him,

Psalm 74:20

Have respect to the covenant, for the dark places of the earth are full of the habitations of violence.

2 Corinthians 3:14

But their minds were hardened, for to this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old testament, not being uncovered, which thing is abolished in Christ.

Isaiah 25:7

And he will destroy on this mountain the face of the covering that covers all peoples, and the veil that is spread over all nations.

Acts 3:17

And now, brothers, I know that ye did it from ignorance, as also your rulers.

Romans 11:7

What then? What Israel seeks, this it did not obtain. But the chosen obtained it, and the rest were hardened,

1 Corinthians 2:8

which none of the rulers of this age know. For if they knew, they would not have crucified the Lord of glory.

Ephesians 2:1

Even you, who were dead in trespasses and sins

Hebrews 5:2

Who can be gentle to those who are ignorant and led astray, since he himself is also encompassed with weakness.

Hebrews 9:7

But into the second part, the high priest alone, once a year, not without blood, which he offers for himself and for the unintentional sins of the people,

1 Peter 1:14

As children of obedience, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,

Leviticus 11:16

and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-gull, and the hawk after its kind,

Ezekiel 14:5

that I may take the house of Israel in their own heart, because they are all estranged from me through their idols.