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These wicked people are born sinners;
    even from birth they have lied and gone their own way.

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Even from birth the wicked go astray;
    from the womb they are wayward, spreading lies.

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For I was born a sinner—
    yes, from the moment my mother conceived me.

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Surely I was sinful(A) at birth,(B)
    sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

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“Yes, I will tell you of things that are entirely new,
    things you never heard of before.
For I know so well what traitors you are.
    You have been rebels from birth.

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You have neither heard nor understood;(A)
    from of old your ears(B) have not been open.
Well do I know how treacherous(C) you are;
    you were called a rebel(D) from birth.

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“Listen to me, descendants of Jacob,
    all you who remain in Israel.
I have cared for you since you were born.
    Yes, I carried you before you were born.

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“Listen(A) to me, you descendants of Jacob,
    all the remnant(B) of the people of Israel,
you whom I have upheld since your birth,(C)
    and have carried(D) since you were born.(E)

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All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.

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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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Footnotes

  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.

10 I was thrust into your arms at my birth.
    You have been my God from the moment I was born.

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10 From birth(A) I was cast on you;
    from my mother’s womb you have been my God.

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14 Can any mortal be pure?
    Can anyone born of a woman be just?

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14 “What are mortals, that they could be pure,
    or those born of woman,(A) that they could be righteous?(B)

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15 A youngster’s heart is filled with foolishness,
    but physical discipline will drive it far away.

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15 Folly is bound up in the heart of a child,
    but the rod of discipline will drive it far away.(A)

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