These were ones who were ‘ dead in their trespasses and sins, ’ or who were spiritually dead, before they heard the good news.
انهم الاشخاص الذين كانوا ‹ امواتا في زلاتهم وخطاياهم › ،‏ اي الاموات روحيا ،‏ قبل سماعهم البشارة .‏