We too all previously lived among them in our fleshly(A) desires, carrying out the inclinations(B) of our flesh and thoughts, and we were by nature children under wrath(C) as the others were also.

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All of us also lived among them at one time,(A) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](B) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 2:3 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.

19 They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity(A) with a desire for more and more.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Ephesians 4:19 Lit with greediness

19 Having lost all sensitivity,(A) they have given themselves over(B) to sensuality(C) so as to indulge in every kind of impurity, and they are full of greed.

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