The unrighteous are described as: They ____ in the futility of their minds, their ____ was darkened, they were ____ and sordid, and they grew ____ through deceitful lusts.

• A. walked aimless; understanding; shameless; corrupt
• B. walked aimlessly; thoughts; virtuous; pure
• C. walked aimless; mind; upright; bright
• D. walked aimless; understanding; sordid; decayed

Answer: (A)

The main idea is how the unrighteous are described in terms of thinking and moral condition: their thoughts are futile, their understanding is darkened, they are shameless and sordid, and they become corrupt through deceitful lusts. This mirrors the biblical depiction of turning away from God, where inner thinking and outer behavior show deterioration.

The best choice preserves that parallel and natural phrasing. "Walked aimless" fits with the idea of mindless, futile living in the futility of their minds, and "their understanding was darkened" matches the second blank exactly. Describing them as "shameless" and "sordid" captures the moral decay, and "they grew corrupt through deceitful lusts" uses the strongest term for the outcome of indulging those lusts. The other options mix in opposites like virtuous, pure, upright, or use weaker or mismatched endings, which don’t align with the described decline.