Ephesians 4:19 Meaning and Explanation
“Who being past feeling have given themselves over unto lasciviousness, to work all uncleanness with greediness.”
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What Does Ephesians 4:19 Mean?
Paul describes the end of the hardened path: 'being past feeling.' Conscience grows numb; the capacity to feel shame or restraint wears away. What once troubled the heart no longer registers. This deadening is itself a kind of judgment, a soul gone callous.
From numbness comes abandonment -- 'given themselves over' to impurity, pursued 'with greediness.' Desire untethered from God becomes insatiable, always reaching for more and never satisfied. Paul paints this picture so his readers will feel the contrast with the clean and contented life Christ offers.
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What does Ephesians 4:19 mean?
Such a life grows numb and gives itself over to impurity with greed.