“And you hath he quickened, who were dead in trespasses and sins;”
King James Version (KJV)
2:1 And he hath quickened you - In the nineteenth and twentieth verses of the preceding chapter, St. Paul spoke of God's working in them by the same almighty power whereby he raised Christ from the dead. On the mention of this he, in the fulness of his heart, runs into a flow of thought concerning the glory of Christ's exaltation in the three following verses. He here resumes the thread of his discourse. Who were dead - Not only diseased, but dead; absolutely void of all spiritual life; and as incapable of quickening yourselves, as persons literally dead. In trespasses and sins - Sins seem to be spoken chiefly of the gentiles, who knew not God; trespasses, of the Jews, who had his law, and yet regarded it not, #Eph 2:5|. The latter herein obeyed the flesh; the former, the prince of the power of the air.
Eph 2:1 The Church Redeemed in Christ SUMMARY OF EPHESIANS 2: Our Spiritual Condition in a State of Nature. God's Saving Mercy. Salvation by Grace Through Faith. No Longer Aliens and Strangers. Peace Between Jew and Gentile Through Christ. All Built into the Lord's Holy Temple. And you [hath he quickened]. In Eph 1:19-23, Paul has described the mighty working of the Divine power in raising Christ from the dead, and his exaltation to the right hand of God. He now turns from this mighty exhibition of power to another not less striking--the resurrection of those who were spiritually dead to a new and holy life. Who were dead in trespasses and sins. Spiritual death is meant. By their trespasses and sins they were separated from God. To be without God is to be in death. Trespasses are thought to refer to breaking known laws; sins, to the corrupt state which leads to a constantly sinful life.
And you hath hee quickned who were dead in trespasses, and sinnes,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
And you were dead in your trespasses and sins,
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And you `did he make alive,' when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,
- American Standard Version (1901)
And to you did he give life, when you were dead through your wrongdoing and sins,
- Basic English Bible
and *you*, being dead in your offences and sins --
- Darby Bible
And you hath he revived, who were dead in trespasses and sins;
- Webster's Bible
To you Gentiles also, who were dead through your offences and sins,
- Weymouth Bible
You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,
- World English Bible
And whanne ye weren deed in youre giltis and synnes,
- Wycliffe Bible
Also you -- being dead in the trespasses and the sins,
- Youngs Literal Bible