Ephesians 2:1
And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
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Study Note
Paul's 'you were dead in trespasses and sins' opens one of the New Testament's most penetrating diagnoses of the human condition before divine intervention. Spiritual death here is not metaphorical torpor but a positive orientation toward the 'prince of the power of the air' — an existence animated by a destructive spirit rather than the life-giving Spirit of God. The stark past tense ('were dead') stands in violent contrast with 'made alive together with Christ' in verse 5, structuring the entire passage around the miracle of divine quickening. Colossians 2:13 provides a near-identical formulation, confirming this is Paul's settled anthropology: without grace, humanity is corpse-like in its moral and spiritual incapacity.
Andere Übersetzungen
And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,
Also you--being dead in the trespasses and the sins,
And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins,
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