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16 afrom whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love.  

The New Man

17 This I say, therefore, and testify in the Lord, that you should ano longer walk as the rest of the Gentiles walk, in the futility of their mind,  
18 having their understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God, because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the ablindness of their heart;  
19 awho, being past feeling, bhave given themselves over to lewdness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.  
20 But you have not so learned Christ,
21 if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught by Him, as the truth is in Jesus:
22 that you aput off, concerning your former conduct, the old man which grows corrupt according to the deceitful lusts,  
23 and abe renewed in the spirit of your mind,  
24 and that you aput on the new man which was created according to God, in true righteousness and holiness.  
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Ephesians 4:18

Being darkened (eskotwmenoi ontev). Periphrastic perfect passive participle of skotow, old verb from skotov (darkness), in N.T. only here and Revelation 9:2; Revelation 16:10.

In their understanding (th dianoiai). Locative case. Probably dianoia (dia, nouv) includes the emotions as well as the intellect (nouv). It is possible to take ontev with aphllotriwmenoi (see Ephesians 2:12) which would then be periphrastic (instead of eskotwmenoi) perfect passive participle.

From the life of God (thv zwhv tou qeou). Ablative case zwhv after aphllotriwmenoi (Ephesians 2:12).

Because of the ignorance (dia thn agnoian). Old word from agnoew, not to know. Rare in N.T. See Acts 3:17.

Hardening (pwrwsin). Late medical term (Hippocrates) for callous hardening. Only other N.T. examples are Mark 3:5; Romans 11:25.




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing Ephesians 4:18:

Romans 11:25
Colossians 1:21
Hebrews 8:10
1 Peter 1:14
1 Peter 1:18
1 John 5:20
Revelation 9:2

 

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