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Eph 2:3. Καὶ ἡμεῖς) we also, viz. Jews. In the last times of the Old Testament sin had greatly prevailed, even among the Jews, in order that grace might more abound; Rom 5:6; Rom 5:20; Tit 3:3; Luk 1:17; Luk 1:79; Mat 4:16.-ἀνεστράφημεν, we were conversant [had our conversation or way of life]) This is somewhat more specious[22] [outwardly decorous] than to walk, Eph 2:2. τῆς σαρκὸς, of the flesh) without the Spirit of God.-τῆς σαρκὸς καὶ τῶν διανοιῶν, of the flesh and of the thoughts) The thoughts imply the more subtle and practised purpose of sinning; the flesh rushes on with a blind impetuosity [impulse].-φύσει, by nature) Nature denotes the state of man without the grace of God in Christ. We owe this to our nature [although we have been Jews, Isa 1:13.-V. g.], that we are the children of wrath.-ὀργῆς, of wrath) whilst we all the time thought that we were the children of God. The antithesis is in Eph 2:4.-οἱ λοιποὶ) 1Th 4:13 : the others, who do not believe, or at least not yet.
[22] The Gentiles (ye) openly walked in sins. The Jews (we also., in the way of life and inward character, though not openly walking in the grosser sins of the former, were essentially like them in living to the flesh.-ED.