Ephesians 4:18

18They are darkened in their understanding and separated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardening of their hearts.

18being darkened in their understanding, 4:18 Or alienatedexcluded from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart;

18being 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;

18for their [moral] understanding is darkened and their reasoning is clouded; [they are] alienated and self-banished from the life of God [with no share in it; this is] because of the [willful] ignorance and spiritual blindness that is [deep-seated] within them, because of the hardness and insensitivity of their heart.

18They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.

18They can’t understand the truth. They are separated from the life of God. That’s because they don’t know him. And they don’t know him because their hearts are stubborn.