Ephesians 2:3
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
ὀργή
Wrath, anger, indignation. Orge. The wrath of God is revealed from heaven. God's wrath is not irrational rage. It is the settled holy opposition of perfect love to everything that destroys.
φύσις
by nature
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φύσις
growth (by germination or expansion), i.e. (by implication) natural production (lineal descent); by extension, a genus or sort; figuratively, native disposition, constitution or usage
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ἐπιθυμία
desires
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ἐπιθυμία
Desire, craving, longing. Epithumia. Do not fulfil the desires of the flesh. The flesh pulls toward what destroys. The Spirit pulls toward what gives life. Choose which you feed.
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θέλημα
things willed
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θέλημα
Will, purpose, desire. Thelema. Your will be done on earth as in heaven. The will of God is not a hidden code to crack. It is a character to reflect and a kingdom to advance.
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σάρξ
flesh
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σάρξ
Flesh, body, human nature. Sarx. The Word became flesh. God took on human nature completely. He knows from the inside what it means to be human. He is not a distant deity.
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ὅς
whom
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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διάνοια
thoughts
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διάνοια
deep thought, properly, the faculty (mind or its disposition), by implication, its exercise
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ποιέω
doing
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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ποτέ
once
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ποτέ
indefinite adverb, at some time, ever
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εἰμί
we were
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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τέκνον
children
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τέκνον
a child (as produced)
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λοιποί
rest.
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λοιποί
remaining ones
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