Ephesians 4:18

Appeal For New Behavior

¹⁷ This I say therefore, and testify (affirm) in the Lord, that you no longer walk as the nations also walk, in the vanity (futility) (depravity) of their mind (thinking). ¹⁸ being darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart; ¹⁹ They are past feeling. They have given themselves over to loose conduct, to work all uncleanness with greediness (a lust for more).

Hardness of Heart

Life of God

No

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.

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.

Acts 17:30

God overlooked the times of ignorance; but now he commands men everywhere to repent.

Romans 1:21-23

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 11:25

I do not want you to be ignorant of this secret, lest you should be wise in your own conceits (estimation). Blindness has happened to Israel, until the fullness of the nations comes in.

Psalm 74:20

Honor your covenant, for haunts of violence fill the dark places of the earth.

Psalm 115:4-8

Their idols are made of silver and gold. Human hands made them.

Isaiah 44:18-20

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 46:5-8

To whom will you compare me or count me equal? To whom will you liken me that we may be compared?

Daniel 5:20

But when his heart was lifted up, and his spirit was hardened with pride he dealt proudly. He was deposed from his kingly throne and they took his glory from him:

Matthew 13:15

The heart of this people is callous and dull. Their ears are plugged. They cannot hear. They closed their eyes and cannot see. They cannot see nor hear nor understand with their heart. They should turn around and I would heal them.'

Mark 3:5

He looked at them and was angry. He was also sad on account of their hard hearts. He said to the man: Stretch out your hand. He stretched it out and his hand was healed.

John 12:40

He has blinded their eyes. He hardened their heart. Otherwise they would see with their eyes and perceive with their heart. Then they would turn and I would heal them.

Acts 26:17-18

I will rescue you from the people and the nations. I am sending you to them.

Romans 1:28

They did not like to retain God in their knowledge, so God gave them over to a reprobate (depraved) mind, to do things that are not fitting.

Romans 2:19

And you have confidence that you are a leader of the blind, a light to those in darkness.

Romans 8:7-8

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.

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 3:14

Their minds were blinded. Until this day the same veil remains at the reading of the old covenant. It is not revealed to them that Christ voided it.

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.

Colossians 1:21

You were in the past alienated and enemies because your minds were on your evil works.

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.

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.