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Ephesians 2:3-6

3 All of us also lived among them at one time, gratifying the cravings of our sinful nature and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature objects of wrath.

4 But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,

5 made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions—it is by grace you have been saved.

6 And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus,

Cross References for Ephesians 2:3-6

1 John 2:8 - Yet I am writing you a new command; its truth is seen in him and you, because the darkness is p... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:8 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:8

John 8:44 - You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desire. He was a ... Click to read the verse John 8:44 Click to read the verse John 8:44

1 John 2:16 - For everything in the world—the cravings of sinful man, the lust of his eyes and the boasting o... Click to read the verse 1 John 2:16 Click to read the verse 1 John 2:16

Romans 5:12-19 - Death Through Adam, Life Through Christ Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one ma... Click to read the verse Romans 5:12-19 Click to read the verse Romans 5:12-19

Genesis 5:3 - When Adam had lived 130 years, he had a son in his own likeness, in his own image; and he named... Click to read the verse Genesis 5:3 Click to read the verse Genesis 5:3

Psalms 51:5 - Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Click to read the verse Psalms 51:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 51:5

Job 25:4 - How then can a man be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure? Click to read the verse Job 25:4 Click to read the verse Job 25:4

Luke 1:35 - The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will ov... Click to read the verse Luke 1:35 Click to read the verse Luke 1:35

John 3:6 - Flesh gives birth to flesh, but the Spirit gives birth to spirit. Click to read the verse John 3:6 Click to read the verse John 3:6

Job 14:4 - Who can bring what is pure from the impure? No one! Click to read the verse Job 14:4 Click to read the verse Job 14:4

Job 15:14-16 - “What is man, that he could be pure, or one born of woman, that he could be righteous? Click to read the verse Job 15:14-16 Click to read the verse Job 15:14-16

2 Peter 2:14 - With eyes full of adultery, they never stop sinning; they seduce the unstable; they are experts... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:14 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:14

Galatians 5:16-24 - So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. Click to read the verse Galatians 5:16-24 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:16-24

Genesis 6:5 - The Lord saw how great man’s wickedness on the earth had become, and that every inclination of ... Click to read the verse Genesis 6:5 Click to read the verse Genesis 6:5

Romans 3:9-19 - No One Is Righteous What shall we conclude then? Are we any better? Not at all! We have already... Click to read the verse Romans 3:9-19 Click to read the verse Romans 3:9-19

Genesis 8:21 - The Lord smelled the pleasing aroma and said in his heart: “Never again will I curse the ground... Click to read the verse Genesis 8:21 Click to read the verse Genesis 8:21

Titus 3:3 - At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions an... Click to read the verse Titus 3:3 Click to read the verse Titus 3:3

Isaiah 53:6 - We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to his own way; and the Lord has la... Click to read the verse Isaiah 53:6 Click to read the verse Isaiah 53:6

Romans 8:7-8 - the sinful mind is hostile to God. It does not submit to God’s law, nor can it do so. Click to read the verse Romans 8:7-8 Click to read the verse Romans 8:7-8

Psalms 58:3 - Even from birth the wicked go astray; from the womb they are wayward and speak lies. Click to read the verse Psalms 58:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 58:3

Isaiah 48:8 - You have neither heard nor understood; from of old your ear has not been open. Well do I know h... Click to read the verse Isaiah 48:8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 48:8

1 John 1:8-10 - If we claim to be without sin, we deceive ourselves and the truth is not in us. Click to read the verse 1 John 1:8-10 Click to read the verse 1 John 1:8-10

1 Timothy 6:9 - People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful d... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9

1 Peter 2:12 - Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:12 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:12

Job 11:12 - But a witless man can no more become wise than a wild donkey’s colt can be born a man. Click to read the verse Job 11:12 Click to read the verse Job 11:12

Ephesians 2:2 - in which you used to live when you followed the ways of this world and of the ruler of the king... Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:2 Click to read the verse Ephesians 2:2

1 Corinthians 6:9-11 - Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neithe... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:9-11 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 6:9-11

Romans 1:24 - Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the d... Click to read the verse Romans 1:24 Click to read the verse Romans 1:24

2 Corinthians 7:1 - Since we have these promises, dear friends, let us purify ourselves from everything that contam... Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 7:1 Click to read the verse 2 Corinthians 7:1

1 Peter 4:2-3 - As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather f... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:2-3 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:2-3

Romans 9:11 - Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad—in order that God’s purpose in... Click to read the verse Romans 9:11 Click to read the verse Romans 9:11

Romans 9:22 - What if God, choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience the ... Click to read the verse Romans 9:22 Click to read the verse Romans 9:22

1 Corinthians 4:7 - For who makes you different from anyone else? What do you have that you did not receive? And if... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:7 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:7

Galatians 3:22 - But the Scripture declares that the whole world is a prisoner of sin, so that what was promised... Click to read the verse Galatians 3:22 Click to read the verse Galatians 3:22

Romans 13:14 - Rather, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not think about how to gratify the... Click to read the verse Romans 13:14 Click to read the verse Romans 13:14

1 Peter 4:2 - As a result, he does not live the rest of his earthly life for evil human desires, but rather f... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:2 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 4:2

Romans 6:12 - Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body so that you obey its evil desires. Click to read the verse Romans 6:12 Click to read the verse Romans 6:12

Ephesians 4:22 - You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is bei... Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:22 Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:22

Ephesians 4:17-19 - Living as Children of Light So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no ... Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:17-19 Click to read the verse Ephesians 4:17-19

Matthew 11:11 - I tell you the truth: Among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John th... Click to read the verse Matthew 11:11 Click to read the verse Matthew 11:11

Deuteronomy 1:39 - And the little ones that you said would be taken captive, your children who do not yet know goo... Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:39 Click to read the verse Deuteronomy 1:39

Jeremiah 9:14 - Instead, they have followed the stubbornness of their hearts; they have followed the Baals, as ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:14 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 9:14

2 Peter 2:18 - For they mouth empty, boastful words and, by appealing to the lustful desires of sinful human n... Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:18 Click to read the verse 2 Peter 2:18

Mark 7:21-22 - For from within, out of men’s hearts, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adu... Click to read the verse Mark 7:21-22 Click to read the verse Mark 7:21-22

Acts 14:16 - In the past, he let all nations go their own way. Click to read the verse Acts 14:16 Click to read the verse Acts 14:16

Proverbs 22:15 - Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline will drive it far from him. Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:15 Click to read the verse Proverbs 22:15

1 Samuel 26:16 - What you have done is not good. As surely as the Lord lives, you and your men deserve to die, b... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 26:16 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 26:16

1 Peter 2:10-11 - Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy,... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:10-11 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 2:10-11

Ezekiel 16:3 - and say, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says to Jerusalem: Your ancestry and birth were in th... Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:3 Click to read the verse Ezekiel 16:3

Nehemiah 1:6 - let your ear be attentive and your eyes open to hear the prayer your servant is praying before ... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 1:6 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 1:6

John 13:2 - The evening meal was being served, and the devil had already prompted Judas Iscariot, son of Si... Click to read the verse John 13:2 Click to read the verse John 13:2

Psalms 14:3 - All have turned aside, they have together become corrupt; there is no one who does good, not ev... Click to read the verse Psalms 14:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 14:3

Romans 7:18 - I know that nothing good lives in me, that is, in my sinful nature. For I have the desire to do... Click to read the verse Romans 7:18 Click to read the verse Romans 7:18

Isaiah 64:6-7 - All of us have become like one who is unclean, and all our righteous acts are like filthy rags;... Click to read the verse Isaiah 64:6-7 Click to read the verse Isaiah 64:6-7

John 9:34 - To this they replied, “You were steeped in sin at birth; how dare you lecture us!” And they thr... Click to read the verse John 9:34 Click to read the verse John 9:34

Romans 3:12 - All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not e... Click to read the verse Romans 3:12 Click to read the verse Romans 3:12

Matthew 23:15 - “Woe to you, teachers of the law and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You travel over land and sea to... Click to read the verse Matthew 23:15 Click to read the verse Matthew 23:15

Acts 17:30-31 - In the past God overlooked such ignorance, but now he commands all people everywhere to repent. Click to read the verse Acts 17:30-31 Click to read the verse Acts 17:30-31

John 1:13 - children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God. Click to read the verse John 1:13 Click to read the verse John 1:13

James 4:1-3 - Submit Yourselves to God What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your d... Click to read the verse James 4:1-3 Click to read the verse James 4:1-3

Daniel 9:5-9 - we have sinned and done wrong. We have been wicked and have rebelled; we have turned away from ... Click to read the verse Daniel 9:5-9 Click to read the verse Daniel 9:5-9

1 Peter 1:14 - As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:14 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 1:14

Galatians 5:16 - So I say, live by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the sinful nature. Click to read the verse Galatians 5:16 Click to read the verse Galatians 5:16

Romans 11:30 - Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of thei... Click to read the verse Romans 11:30 Click to read the verse Romans 11:30

Mark 4:19 - but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth and the desires for other things come... Click to read the verse Mark 4:19 Click to read the verse Mark 4:19

Galatians 2:15 - “We who are Jews by birth and not ‘Gentile sinners’ Click to read the verse Galatians 2:15 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:15

Romans 7:5 - For when we were controlled by the sinful nature, the sinful passions aroused by the law were a... Click to read the verse Romans 7:5 Click to read the verse Romans 7:5

Galatians 2:15-16 - “We who are Jews by birth and not ‘Gentile sinners’ Click to read the verse Galatians 2:15-16 Click to read the verse Galatians 2:15-16

Romans 3:22-23 - This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no... Click to read the verse Romans 3:22-23 Click to read the verse Romans 3:22-23

Jude 1:16-18 - These men are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about ... Click to read the verse Jude 1:16-18 Click to read the verse Jude 1:16-18

John 3:1-6 - Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a member of the Jewish ruling council. Click to read the verse John 3:1-6 Click to read the verse John 3:1-6