You were living in your sins and lawless ways. But in fact you were dead.

你们死在过犯罪恶之中，他叫你们活过来。

从前，你们因着自己的过犯罪恶而死了。

从前，你们因着自己的过犯罪恶而死了。

你们从前死在过犯和罪恶之中。

你们因着自己的过犯和罪恶，原是死的。

你们因着自己的过犯和罪孽，原是死的；

你們死在過犯罪惡之中，他叫你們活過來。

從前，你們因着自己的過犯罪惡而死了。

從前，你們因着自己的過犯罪惡而死了。

你們從前死在過犯和罪惡之中。

你們因著自己的過犯和罪惡，原是死的。

你們呢、你們過去的時候在你們的過犯和罪惡中是死的；

你們因著自己的過犯和罪孽，原是死的；

且爾素以罪愆而死、

素爾異邦人、陷罪惡如死焉、

昔爾若死、皆陷於罪愆、

曩者爾等本已死於罪孽之中、

As for you, you were dead in your transgressions and sins,

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins

Once you were dead because of your disobedience and your many sins.

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins

And you were dead in your offenses and sins,

And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins,

And you did he make alive, when ye were dead through your trespasses and sins,

And you were dead in your trespasses and sins

And you[ hath he quickened], who were dead in trespasses and sins;

And although you were dead in your transgressions and sins,

You were made alive when you were dead in transgressions and sins,

At one time you were dead in your sins. Your desires controlled by sin were not circumcised. But God gave you new life together with Christ. He forgave us all our sins.

So he gave us new life because of what Christ has done. He gave us life even when we were dead in sin. God’s grace has saved you.God raised us up with Christ. He has seated us with him in his heavenly kingdom. That’s because we belong to Christ Jesus.

Jesus said to her,“ I am the resurrection and the life. Anyone who believes in me will live, even if they die.And whoever lives by believing in me will never die. Do you believe this?”

You have been raised up with Christ. So think about things that are in heaven. That is where Christ is. He is sitting at God’s right hand.Think about things that are in heaven. Don’t think about things that are only on earth.You died. Now your life is hidden with Christ in God.Christ is your life. When he appears again, you also will appear with him in heaven’s glory.

They can’t understand the truth. They are separated from the life of God. That’s because they don’t know him. And they don’t know him because their hearts are stubborn.

The Father raises the dead and gives them life. In the same way, the Son gives life to anyone he wants to.

Because of what Christ Jesus has done, you are free. You are now controlled by the law of the Holy Spirit who gives you life. The law of the Spirit frees you from the law of sin that brings death.

What I’m about to tell you is true. A time is coming for me to give life. In fact, it has already begun. The dead will hear the voice of the Son of God. Those who hear it will live.

That is why it is said,“ Wake up, sleeper. Rise from the dead. Then Christ will shine on you.”

We know that we have left our old dead way of life. And we have entered into new life. We know this because we love one another. Anyone who doesn’t love still lives in their old condition.

Jesus answered,“ I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.

“ Here is what I command you to write to the church in Sardis. Here are the words of Jesus, who holds the seven spirits of God. He has the seven stars in his hand. He says,‘ I know what you are doing. People think you are alive, but you are dead.

And you will know God’s great power. It can’t be compared with anything else. His power works for us who believe. It is the same mighty strengthGod showed. He showed this when he raised Christ from the dead. God seated him at his right hand in his heavenly kingdom.

But a widow who lives for pleasure is dead even while she is still living.

It is written,“ The first man Adam became a living person.”( Genesis 2:7) The last Adam became a spirit that gives life.

But we had to celebrate and be glad. This brother of yours was dead. And now he is alive again. He was lost. And now he is found.’ ”

A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so they may have life. I want them to have it in the fullest possible way.

This son of mine was dead. And now he is alive again. He was lost. And now he is found.’ So they began to celebrate.

But Jesus told him,“ Follow me. Let the dead bury their own dead.”

Christ’s love controls us. We are sure that one person died for everyone. And so everyone died.