Their minds are full of darkness; they wander far from the life God gives because they have closed their minds and hardened their hearts against him.

他们心地昏昧，与神所赐的生命隔绝了，都因自己无知，心里刚硬；

他们心地昏昧，因自己无知，心里刚硬而与上帝所赐的生命隔绝了。

他们心地昏昧，因自己无知，心里刚硬而与神所赐的生命隔绝了。

他们因为愚昧无知，顽固不化，理智受到蒙蔽，与上帝所赐的生命隔绝了。

他们的心思昏昧，因为自己无知，心里刚硬，就与神所赐的生命隔绝了。

他们的意念变为黑暗，因着那在自己里面的愚昧无知和心里的刚硬，就与神的生命隔绝了；

他們心地昏昧，與神所賜的生命隔絕了，都因自己無知，心裏剛硬；

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。

他們心地昏昧，因自己無知，心裏剛硬而與神所賜的生命隔絕了。

他們因為愚昧無知，頑固不化，理智受到蒙蔽，與上帝所賜的生命隔絕了。

他們的心思昏昧，因為自己無知，心裡剛硬，就與神所賜的生命隔絕了。

他們心神昏暗，因自己裏面的無知、因心中的頑梗、而跟上帝的生命隔絕。

他們的意念變為黑暗，因著那在自己裡面的愚昧無知和心裡的剛硬，就與神的生命隔絕了；

彼心思蒙昧、外乎上帝之生、因其無知而心頑也、

心思蒙昧、頑囂無知、棄上帝生命之道、

其心蒙昩、愚頑無知、而棄天主生命之道、

意志虛妄、理智昏昧、冥頑不靈、而自絕於天主之生命。

They 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.

They 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.

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

They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts.

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;

having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness of their heart;

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their heart;

They are darkened in their understanding, excluded from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them and because of the hardness of their hearts.

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:

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

being darkened in their understanding, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardening of their hearts.

Yes, they knew God, but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to think up foolish ideas of what God was like. As a result, their minds became dark and confused.Claiming to be wise, they instead became utter fools.And instead of worshiping the glorious, ever living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people and birds and animals and reptiles.

In those days you were living apart from Christ. You were excluded from citizenship among the people of Israel, and you did not know the covenant promises God had made to them. You lived in this world without God and without hope.

For the hearts of these people are hardened, and their ears cannot hear, and they have closed their eyes— so their eyes cannot see, and their ears cannot hear, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and let me heal them.’

“ The Lord has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts— so that their eyes cannot see, and their hearts cannot understand, and they cannot turn to me and have me heal them.”

not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways.

This includes you who were once far away from God. You were his enemies, separated from him by your evil thoughts and actions.

Satan, who is the god of this world, has blinded the minds of those who don’t believe. They are unable to see the glorious light of the Good News. They don’t understand this message about the glory of Christ, who is the exact likeness of God.

You adulterers! Don’t you realize that friendship with the world makes you an enemy of God? I say it again: If you want to be a friend of the world, you make yourself an enemy of God.

I want you to understand this mystery, dear brothers and sisters, so that you will not feel proud about yourselves. Some of the people of Israel have hard hearts, but this will last only until the full number of Gentiles comes to Christ.

Since they thought it foolish to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their foolish thinking and let them do things that should never be done.

But the people’s minds were hardened, and to this day whenever the old covenant is being read, the same veil covers their minds so they cannot understand the truth. And this veil can be removed only by believing in Christ.

For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will.That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.

Before you Gentiles knew God, you were slaves to so called gods that do not even exist.

“ God overlooked people’s ignorance about these things in earlier times, but now he commands everyone everywhere to repent of their sins and turn to him.

Remember your covenant promises, for the land is full of darkness and violence!

He looked around at them angrily and was deeply saddened by their hard hearts. Then he said to the man,“ Hold out your hand.” So the man held out his hand, and it was restored!

Since God in his wisdom saw to it that the world would never know him through human wisdom, he has used our foolish preaching to save those who believe.

“ To whom will you compare me? Who is my equal?Some people pour out their silver and gold and hire a craftsman to make a god from it. Then they bow down and worship it!They carry it around on their shoulders, and when they set it down, it stays there. It can’t even move! And when someone prays to it, there is no answer. It can’t rescue anyone from trouble.“ Do not forget this! Keep it in mind! Remember this, you guilty ones.

You are convinced that you are a guide for the blind and a light for people who are lost in darkness.

But when his heart and mind were puffed up with arrogance, he was brought down from his royal throne and stripped of his glory.

And I will rescue you from both your own people and the Gentiles. Yes, I am sending you to the Gentilesto open their eyes, so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God. Then they will receive forgiveness for their sins and be given a place among God’s people, who are set apart by faith in me.’

Their idols are merely things of silver and gold, shaped by human hands.They have mouths but cannot speak, and eyes but cannot see.They have ears but cannot hear, and noses but cannot smell.They have hands but cannot feel, and feet but cannot walk, and throats but cannot make a sound.And those who make idols are just like them, as are all who trust in them.

Such stupidity and ignorance! Their eyes are closed, and they cannot see. Their minds are shut, and they cannot think.The person who made the idol never stops to reflect,“ Why, it’s just a block of wood! I burned half of it for heat and used it to bake my bread and roast my meat. How can the rest of it be a god? Should I bow down to worship a piece of wood?”The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He trusts something that can’t help him at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask,“ Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”