Passage

Ephesians 2.2

Book: Ephesians · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"1. And you did he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,"

"2. wherein ye once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the powers of the air, of the spirit that now worketh in the sons of disobedience;"

"3. among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:, 4. but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us," (Ephesians 2:1-4, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"1. You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,"

"2. in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the children of disobedience;"

"3. among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest. 4. But God, being rich in mercy, for his great love with which he loved us," (Ephesians 2:1-4, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"1. And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;"

"2. Wherein in time past ye walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that now worketh in the children of disobedience:"

"3. Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others. ^{desires: Gr. wills} 4. But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us," (Ephesians 2:1-4, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"1. Also you, being dead in the trespasses and the sins,"

"2. in which once ye did walk according to the age of this world, according to the ruler of the authority of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience,"

"3. among whom also we all did walk once in the desires of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, as also the others, 4. and God, being rich in kindness, because of His great love with which He loved us," (Ephesians 2:1-4, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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