Ephesians 2:1

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“And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,”

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BSBPD

“And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And youdid he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“Also you--being dead in the trespasses and the sins,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Ephesians 2:1 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 8:22But Jesus told him, “Follow Me, and let the dead bury their own dead.”
  2. Luke 15:24For this son of mine was dead and is alive again! He was lost and is found!’ So they began to celebrate.
  3. Luke 15:32But it was fitting to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’”
  4. John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.
  5. John 5:25Truly, truly, I tell you, the hour is coming and has now come when the dead will hear the voice of the Son of God, and those who hear will live.
  6. John 10:10The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come that they may have life, and have it in all its fullness.
  7. John 11:25Jesus said to her, “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in Me will live, even though he dies.
  8. John 14:6Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
  9. Romans 8:2For in Christ Jesus the law of the Spirit of life set you free from the law of sin and death.
  10. 1 Corinthians 15:45So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
  11. 2 Corinthians 5:14For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died.
  12. Ephesians 1:19and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
  13. Ephesians 2:5made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in our trespasses. It is by grace you have been saved!
  14. Ephesians 4:18They are darkened in their understanding and alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them due to the hardness of their hearts.
  15. Ephesians 5:14So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
  16. Colossians 2:13When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses,
  17. Colossians 3:1Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
  18. 1 Timothy 5:6But she who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still alive.
  19. 1 John 3:14We know that we have passed from death to life, because we love our brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.
  20. Revelation 3:1“To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of the One who holds the seven Spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation for being alive, yet you are dead.

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