Ephesians 4:18

God's Word

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.

Cross References

Psalm 74:20

Consider your promise because every dark corner of the land is filled with violence.

Isaiah 25:7

On this mountain he will remove the veil of grief covering all people and the mask covering all nations.

Ezekiel 14:5

I will do this to recapture the hearts of the nation of Israel. They have deserted me because of their disgusting idols.’

Daniel 5:20

But when he became so arrogant and conceited that he became overconfident, he was removed from the royal throne. His honor was taken away from him.

Leviticus 11:16

ostriches, nighthawks, seagulls, all types of falcons,

Matthew 13:15

These people have become close-minded and hard of hearing. They have shut their eyes so that their eyes never see. Their ears never hear. Their minds never understand. And they never return to me for healing!’

Mark 3:5

Jesus was angry as he looked around at them. He was deeply hurt because their minds were closed. Then he told the man, “Hold out your hand.” The man held it out, and his hand became normal again.

John 12:40

“God blinded them and made them close-minded so that their eyes don’t see and their minds don’t understand. And they never turn to me for healing!”

Acts 17:30

“God overlooked the times when people didn’t know any better. But now he commands everyone everywhere to turn to him and change the way they think and act.

Acts 3:17

“And now, brothers, I know that like your rulers you didn’t know what you were doing.

Romans 1:28

And because they thought it was worthless to acknowledge God, God allowed their own immoral minds to control them. So they do these indecent things.

Romans 11:25

Brothers and sisters, I want you to understand this mystery so that you won’t become arrogant. The minds of some Israelites have become closed until all of God’s non-Jewish people are included.

Romans 11:7

So what does all this mean? It means that Israel has never achieved what it has been striving for. However, those whom God has chosen have achieved it. The minds of the rest of Israel were closed,

Romans 2:19

You are confident that you are a guide for the blind, a light to those in the dark,

1 Corinthians 1:21

The world with its wisdom was unable to recognize God in terms of his own wisdom. So God decided to use the nonsense of the Good News we speak to save those who believe.

1 Corinthians 2:8

Not one of the rulers of this world has known it. If they had, they wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of glory.

2 Corinthians 3:14

However, their minds became closed. In fact, to this day the same veil is still there when they read the Old Testament. It isn’t removed, because only Christ can remove it.

2 Corinthians 4:4

The god of this world has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. As a result, they don’t see the light of the Good News about Christ’s glory. It is Christ who is God’s image.

Galatians 4:8

When you didn’t know God, you were slaves to things which are really not gods at all.

Ephesians 2:1

You were once dead because of your failures and sins.

Ephesians 2:12

Also, at that time you were without Christ. You were excluded from citizenship in Israel, and the pledges  ⌞God made in his⌟ promise were foreign to you. You had no hope and were in the world without God.

Colossians 1:21

Once you were separated from God. The evil things you did showed your hostile attitude.

1 Thessalonians 4:5

not in the passionate, lustful way of people who don’t know God.

Hebrews 5:2

The chief priest can be gentle with people who are ignorant and easily deceived, because he also has weaknesses.

Hebrews 9:7

But only the chief priest went into the second part of the tent. Once a year he entered and brought blood that he offered for himself and for the things that the people did wrong unintentionally.

James 4:4

You unfaithful people! Don’t you know that love for this ⌞evil⌟ world is hatred toward God? Whoever wants to be a friend of this world is an enemy of God.

1 Peter 1:14

Because you are children who obey God, don’t live the kind of lives you once lived. Once you lived to satisfy your desires because you didn’t know any better.

1 John 2:11

Those who hate other believers are in the dark and live in the dark. They don’t know where they’re going, because they can’t see in the dark.