¹⁸ 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.

¹⁸ Having the understanding darkened, being alienated from the life of God through the ignorance that is in them, because of the blindness [1] of their heart:

¹⁸ 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;