In which verse is the phrase "dead in transgressions" used to describe unsaved people?

In which verse is the phrase "dead in transgressions" used to describe unsaved people?

• A. Ephesians 3:16
• B. Ephesians 2:1
• C. Ephesians 4:4
• D. Ephesians 5:14

Answer: (B)

The main idea tested here is that spiritual death describes those who are unsaved. In Ephesians 2:1, Paul states that people are “dead in the trespasses and sins” they once walked in, highlighting a state of life cut off from God because of sin. This metaphor of death emphasizes inability to respond to God on one’s own and sets up the dramatic contrast with the grace that brings life in Christ, described in the following verses. The other verses address different topics—strength for the inner person, unity in the body, or waking the sleeper—but none uses the phrase to depict the unsaved in the same way. So the verse that uses that exact description is Ephesians 2:1.

The main idea tested here is that spiritual death describes those who are unsaved. In Ephesians 2:1, Paul states that people are “dead in the trespasses and sins” they once walked in, highlighting a state of life cut off from God because of sin. This metaphor of death emphasizes inability to respond to God on one’s own and sets up the dramatic contrast with the grace that brings life in Christ, described in the following verses. The other verses address different topics—strength for the inner person, unity in the body, or waking the sleeper—but none uses the phrase to depict the unsaved in the same way. So the verse that uses that exact description is Ephesians 2:1.