All of us also lived among them at one time,(A) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](B) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.

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  1. Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.

among whom we all once lived in (A)the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body[a] and the mind, and (B)were by nature (C)children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.[b]

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  1. Ephesians 2:3 Greek flesh
  2. Ephesians 2:3 Greek like the rest

Once we were also ruled by the selfish desires of our bodies and minds. We had made God angry, and we were going to be punished like everyone else.

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