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The Book of Ephesians, Chapter 2, Verse 3

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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.
King James Version
But God, who is rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
American Standard Version
but God, being rich in mercy, for his great love wherewith he loved us,
New English Translation
In him the whole building, being joined together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord,
World English Bible
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.
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Even when we were dead in sins, hath quickened us together with Christ, (by grace ye are saved;)
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And hath raised [us] up together, and made [us] sit together in heavenly [places] in Christ Jesus:
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That in the ages to come he might shew the exceeding riches of his grace in [his] kindness toward us through Christ Jesus.
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For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God:
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Not of works, lest any man should boast.
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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
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Wherefore remember, that ye [being] in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands;
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That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:
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But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
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For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us];