Ephesians 2:3
Ephesians 2:3 (KJV)
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.
Ephesians 2:3 (Rotherham)
Among whom also, we all, had our behaviour, at one time, in the covetings of our flesh, doing the things desired by the flesh and the mind, and were children, by nature, of anger—even as the rest,—
Ephesians 2:3 (Literal)
[Among] the adversary’s children, we all were conditioned and behaved according to the passionate lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the strong desire of our flesh and of our mind; and we were children destined for wrath altogether, as the rest).
Ephesians 2:3 (Expanded)
Among the adversary’s children also, we all were influenced and behaved corrupted like they did, fulfilling our lustful cravings of our flesh because of the five senses; and by natural birth we were children destined for wrath even as all others also).
Ephesians 2:3 (Expanded)
With whom we all were occupied with our passions on fire physically, doing the strong desires of the flesh due to our thinking, and were naturally children of body and soul as all are).
CONTEXT-Seated in the Heavenlies
Ephesians 2:1-7 (Literal)
1 even you who are dead to sins and trespasses 2 (in which [sins and trespasses] you previously walked according to the worldliness of this world, according to the will of the chief power who dominates with gloom and darkness, even this spirit who works everything now in the sons of the disobedient one. 3 [Among] the adversary’s children, we all were conditioned and behaved according to the passionate lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the strong desire of our flesh and of our mind; and we were children destined for wrath altogether, as the rest). 4 But, God is rich in mercies because of His great love with which He loved us. 5 When we were dead in sins He made us alive together with Christ (by His grace He redeemed us) 6 and awakened [us] together and seated [us] together by heavenly things in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might exhibit the exceeding riches of His grace by His gentleness towards us through Jesus Christ.
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The Structure of Ephesians
A. Salutation and Opening (1:1, 2)
B. All Spiritual Blessings (1:3-14)
C. Prayer to God by Paul (1:15-23)
D. Seated in the Heavenlies (2:1-7)
E. God’s Works (2:8-10)
F. New Man, not Judean or Gentile (2:11-18)
G. The Temple Fitly Framed Together (2:19-22)
H. The Mystery, the One Body (3:1-13)
I. Prayer to the Father (3:14-21)
H. The unity of the One Body (4:1-6)
G. The Body Fitly Joined Together (4:7-16)
F. Putting on the New Man (4:17-32)
E. Man’s Works (5:1—6:9)
D. Standing in the Heavenlies (6:10-18)
C. Prayer to God for Paul (6:19, 20)
B. Making Known the Spiritual Blessings (6:21, 22)
A. Blessing and Closing (6:23, 24)
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