Ephesians 4:18

Appeal For New Behavior

¹⁷ This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other gentiles walk; in vanity of their mind, ¹⁸ blinded in their understanding, being strangers from the life which is in God, through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their hearts. ¹⁹ Which, being past repentance, have given themselves unto wantonness, to work all manner of uncleanness even with greediness.

Hardness of Heart

Life of God

No

Ephesians 2:12

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.

Galatians 4:8

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

1 Thessalonians 4:5

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

Acts 17:30

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

Romans 1:21-23

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.

Romans 11:25

I would not that this secret should be hid from you my brethren, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits: that partly blindness is happened in Israel, until the fullness of the gentiles be come in.

Psalm 74:20

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

Psalm 115:4-8

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

Isaiah 44:18-20

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

Isaiah 46:5-8

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

Daniel 5:20

But because his heart was so proud, and his stomach set so fast unto wilfulness: he was deposed from his kingly throne, and his majesty was taken from him.

Matthew 13:15

For this people's hearts are waxed gross. And their ears were dull of hearing, and their eyes have they closed, lest they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their hearts, and should turn, that I might heal them.

Mark 3:5

And he looked round about on them, angrily mourning on the blindness of their hearts. And said to the man, "Stretch forth thine hand." And he stretched it out: And his hand was restored, even as whole as the other.

John 12:40

"He hath blinded their eyes, and hardened their hearts: that they should not see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and should be converted and I should heal them."

Acts 26:17-18

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

Romans 1:28

And as it seemed not good unto them to be a known of God, even so God delivered them up unto a lewd mind, that they should do those things which were not comely,

Romans 2:19

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

Romans 8:7-8

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

1 Corinthians 1:21

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.

2 Corinthians 3:14

But their minds were blinded. For until this day remaineth the same covering, untaken away, in the old testament when they read it - which in Christ is put away:

2 Corinthians 4:4

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.

Colossians 1:21

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

James 4:4

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.

1 John 2:11

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.