Ephesians 2:1-2 And you Gentiles were once spiritually dead because of your shortcomings and sins.

AUV⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹ And you [Gentiles] were once [spiritually] dead because of your shortcomings and sins. ² You practiced such things when you lived according to the evil ways of this world, and according to the ruler of the [spiritual] powers of the air. [Note: This refers to Satan, whose influence permeates life around us]. He is the [evil] spirit who is now at work in people who are disobedient [to God].