Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Ephesians 2:1
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1. And you —"You also," among those who have experienced His mighty power in enabling them to believe ( Ephesians 1:19-23 ). hath he quickened —supplied from the Greek ( Ephesians 1:19-49.1.23- : ). dead —spiritually. ( Ephesians 1:19-49.1.23- : ). A living corpse: without the gracious presence of God's Spirit in the soul, and so unable to think, will, or do aught that is holy. in trespasses . . . sins — in them, as the element in which the unbeliever is, and through which he is dead to the true life. Sin is the death of the soul. Isaiah 9:2 ; John 5:25 , "dead" (spiritually), 1 Timothy 5:6 . "Alienated from the life of God" ( 1 Timothy 5:6- : ). Translate, as Greek, "in your trespasses," c. "Trespass" in Greek, expresses a FALL or LAPSE, such as the transgression of Adam whereby he fell. "Sin." ( Greek, " hamartia ") implies innate corruption and ALIENATION from God (literally, erring of the mind from the rule of truth ), exhibited in acts of sin ( Greek, " hamartemata "). BENGEL, refers "trespasses" to the Jews who had the law, and yet revolted from it "sins," to the Gentiles who know not God. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-2" class="com-number"
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