Ephesians 2:1-3

Made Alive in Christ

1 As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,
2 in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the kingdom of the air, the spirit who is now at work in those who are disobedient.
3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a] and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.

Cross References 7

  • 1. ver 5; Colossians 2:13
  • 2. ver 3,11-13; Romans 11:30; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Corinthians 5:8; Colossians 3:7; Titus 3:3; 1 Peter 4:3
  • 3. Romans 12:2
  • 4. S John 12:31; Ephesians 6:12
  • 5. Ephesians 5:6
  • 6. S ver 2
  • 7. S Galatians 5:24; Galatians 5:16

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. In contexts like this, the Greek word for "flesh" ("sarx" ) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
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