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:
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Verse 18 is found in chapter 4 of Ephesians. Paul contrasts Christian conduct with the life of the Gentiles, characterized by futility, ignorance, and hardness. The change in conduct begins with a transformation of understanding and heart.
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deren Verstand verfinstert ist, und die entfremdet sind von dem Leben, das aus Gott ist, durch die Unwissenheit, so in ihnen ist, durch die Blindheit ihres Herzens;
Teniendo el entendimiento entenebrecido, ajenos de la vida de Dios por la ignorancia que en ellos hay, por la dureza de su corazón:
con el entendimiento oscurecido, ajenos a la vida de Dios por la ignorancia que hay en ellos, por la dureza de su corazón.
Ils ont l'intelligence obscurcie, ils sont étrangers à la vie de Dieu, à cause de l'ignorance qui est en eux, à cause de l'endurcissement de leur coeur.
intenebrati nell’intelletto, alieni dalla vita di Dio, per l’ignoranza che è in loro, per l’induramento del cuor loro.
Entenebrecidos no entendimento, separados da vida de Deus pela ignorância que há neles, pela dureza do seu coração;
他們心地昏昧,因自己無知,心裏剛硬而與上帝所賜的生命隔絕了。
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