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translationWords
- en:tw:authority
- en:tw:death
- en:tw:disobey
- en:tw:evil
- en:tw:flesh
- en:tw:ruler
- en:tw:sin
- en:tw:spirit
- en:tw:trespass
- en:tw:unbeliever
- en:tw:walk
- en:tw:world
- en:tw:wrath
translationNotes
- And you were dead in your trespasses and your sins - This shows how sinful people are unable to obey God in the same way a dead person is unable to respond physically. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_metaphor)
- your trespasses and your sins - The words "trespasses" and "sins" mean basically the same thing. Paul uses them together to emphasize the greatness of the people's sin. (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_doublet)
- ** you once walked** - This expresses the behavior of how people live. AT: "you once lived" (see en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom)
- according to the age of this world - The apostles also used “world” to refer to the selfish behaviors and corrupt values of the people living in this world. AT: “according to the values of people living in the world” or “following the principles of this present world”
- ruler of the authorities of the air - This is referring to the devil or Satan.
- the spirit of him who - The phrase "spirit of him" is also referring to the devil or Satan.
- acted according to the evil desires of our flesh, doing the will of the flesh and of the mind - The words "flesh" and "mind" are used as metonyms for the entire body. (See: en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_metonymy)