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Berean Standard Bible

“All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.”

Ephesians 2:3

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Paul reminds the Ephesian believers of their condition before Christ. Chapter 2 begins by describing all of humanity as dead in trespasses and sins.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

World English Bible (WEB)

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.

King James Version (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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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:--

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Among whom we all at one time were living in the pleasures of our flesh, giving way to the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and the punishment of God was waiting for us even as for the rest.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

among whom also we all did walk once in the desires of our flesh, doing the wishes desires of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath -- as also the others,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entre los cuales todos nosotros también vivimos en otro tiempo en los deseos de nuestra carne, haciendo la voluntad de la carne y de los pensamientos; y éramos por naturaleza hijos de ira, también como los demás.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Nosotros mismos éramos así: obedecíamos los malos deseos de nuestra naturaleza y nos entregábamos a las perversidades de nuestras pasiones y malos pensamientos. Merecíamos ser castigados por la ira de Dios, como todos los demás.

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