Ephesians 4:18

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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:

The understanding

Alienated

Because

Romans 1:21

Romans 2:19

1 John 2:11

General references

Leviticus 11:16

Deuteronomy 29:4

Bible References

The understanding

Look upon the covenant, for the dark houses of the earth are full of wickedness.

Their images are but silver and gold, even the work of men's hands.

Yet men neither consider nor understand; because their eyes are stopped that they cannot see, and their hearts, that they can not perceive.

Whom will ye make me like, in fashion or image, that I may be like him?

And the time of this ignorance God regarded not: but now he biddeth all men everywhere to repent,

delivering thee from the people, and from the gentiles, unto thee which now I send thee,

inasmuch as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations. And their foolish hearts were blinded.

For when the world, through wisdom, knew not God in the wisdom of God: it pleased God through foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.

in whom the God of this world hath blinded the minds of them which believe not, lest should shine unto them the light of the glorious gospel of Christ, which is the image of God.

Notwithstanding, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them, which by nature were no gods:

and not in the lust of concupiscence, as do the heathen, which know not God,

Alienated

remember, I say, that ye were at that time without Christ, and were reputed aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and were strangers from the testaments of promise, and had no hope, and were without God in this world.

because that the fleshly mind is enmity against God: For it is not obedient to the law of God, neither can be.

Notwithstanding, when ye knew not God, ye did service unto them, which by nature were no gods:

And you - which were in times past strangers and enemies, because your minds were set in evil works - hath he now reconciled

and not in the lust of concupiscence, as do the heathen, which know not God,

Ye adulterers, and women that break matrimony: know ye not how that the friendship of the world is enmity to Godward? Whosoever will be friend of the world, is made the enemy of God.

Because

inasmuch as when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful: but waxed full of vanities in their imaginations. And their foolish hearts were blinded.

And believest that thou thyself art a guide unto the blind, a light to them which are in darkness,

And he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness; and knoweth not whither he goeth, for darkness hath blinded his eyes.

General references

the ostrich, the nightcrow, the cuckoo, the sparrowhawk, and all the kind;

And yet the LORD hath not given you a heart to perceive, nor eyes to see, nor ears to hear unto this day.