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
Because
General references
Bible References
The understanding
Psalm 74:20
Honor your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the earth.
Psalm 115:4
Their idols are made of silver and gold. Human hands made them.
Isaiah 44:18
They do not know or understand anything. Their eyes are plastered shut and cannot see. Their minds are closed and therefore they cannot understand.
Isaiah 46:5
To whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?
Acts 17:30
God overlooked the times of ignorance; but now he commands men everywhere to repent.
Acts 26:17
I will rescue you from the people and the nations. I am sending you to them.
Romans 1:21
for when they knew God, they did not glorify him as God. They did not thank him and were vain in their reasoning, for their foolish hearts were darkened.
1 Corinthians 1:21
This is the wisdom of God that the world through its wisdom did not come to know God. God was well pleased through the foolishness of the message preached to save those who believe.
2 Corinthians 4:4
The god of this age (world) (religious, social, political, and economic arrangement) has blinded the minds of unbelievers that the light of the good news of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God, should not shine on them.
Galatians 4:8
However at that time, you did not know God. You were in bondage to things that are really not gods at all.
1 Thessalonians 4:5
not in the lust of sexual desire like the nations who do not know God.
Alienated
Ephesians 2:12
You were separate from Christ at that time, alienated from the commonwealth of Israel. You were strangers from the covenants of the promise. You had no hope and were without God in the world.
Romans 8:7
This is because the mind of the flesh is hostile toward God. It is not subject to the law of God for it cannot be.
Galatians 4:8
However at that time, you did not know God. You were in bondage to things that are really not gods at all.
Colossians 1:21
You were in the past alienated and enemies because your minds were on your evil works.
1 Thessalonians 4:5
not in the lust of sexual desire like the nations who do not know God.
James 4:4
Adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity (hatred) (hostility) toward God? Whoever would be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.
Because
Romans 1:21
for when they knew God, they did not glorify him as God. They did not thank him and were vain in their reasoning, for their foolish hearts were darkened.
Romans 2:19
And you have confidence that you are a leader of the blind, a light to those in darkness.
1 John 2:11
But he who hates his brother is in the darkness, and walks in the darkness. He does not know where he goes because the darkness has blinded his eyes.
General references
Leviticus 11:16
ostriches, nighthawks, seagulls, all types of falcons,
Deuteronomy 29:4
To this very day Jehovah has not given you a heart to know, eyes to see, or ears to hear.