Ephesians 2:1-3

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on Ephesians 2:1-3

1And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
2in which you used to walk when you conformed to the ways of this world and of the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit who is now at work in the sons of disobedience.
3All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
— Ephesians 2:1-3

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