uW Translation Notes:

Connecting Statement:

Connecting Statement:

Paul reminds the believers of their past and the way they now are before God.

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ὑμᾶς ὄντας νεκροὺς τοῖς παραπτώμασιν καὶ ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν

you_all being dead ˱in˲_the transgressions and the sins ˱of˲_you_all

This shows how the inability of a sinful person to obey God is similar to a dead person’s inability to respond physically. Alternate translation: “you were spiritually dead, unable to do anything but sin”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet

τοῖς παραπτώμασιν καὶ ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν

˱in˲_the transgressions and the sins ˱of˲_you_all

The words trespasses and sins have similar meanings. Paul uses them together to emphasize the greatness of the people’s sin. If your language has just one word for this, the two words can be combined. Alternate translation: “your many sins”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τοῖς παραπτώμασιν καὶ ταῖς ἁμαρτίαις ὑμῶν

˱in˲_the transgressions and the sins ˱of˲_you_all

The words trespasses and sins are abstract nouns that represent actions. You could use an adjective or a verb for this if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: “the sinful things that you did” or “always sinning against God”