10 For if while we were (A)enemies we were reconciled to God through the death of His Son, much more, having been reconciled, we shall be saved [a](B)by His life.

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  1. Romans 5:10 Or in

10 For if, while we were God’s enemies,(A) we were reconciled(B) to him through the death of his Son, how much more, having been reconciled, shall we be saved through his life!(C)

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Among them [a]we too all (A)previously lived in (B)the lusts of our flesh, [b]indulging the desires of the flesh and of the [c]mind, and were (C)by nature (D)children of wrath, (E)just as the rest.

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  1. Ephesians 2:3 I.e., Jewish believers
  2. Ephesians 2:3 Lit doing
  3. Ephesians 2:3 Lit thoughts

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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  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.

12 remember that you were at that time separate from Christ, [a](A)excluded from [b]the people of Israel, and strangers to (B)the covenants of the promise, having (C)no hope and (D)without God in the world.

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  1. Ephesians 2:12 Or alienated
  2. Ephesians 2:12 Or citizenship in Israel

12 remember that at that time you were separate from Christ, excluded from citizenship in Israel and foreigners(A) to the covenants of the promise,(B) without hope(C) and without God in the world.

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