Cheryl Schatz

Hi Gazza,
As far as English translations, here are three translations that list the verb as present and I am also going to copy the NASB with the note that the literal is the present “being”.

Ephesians 2:1 (YLT)
1 Also you—being dead in the trespasses and the sins,

Ephesians 2:1 (DARBY)
1 and you, being dead in your offences and sins—

Ephesians 2:1 (WUESTNT)
1 And you being dead with reference to your trespasses and sins,

Also the tense is exactly the same in Eph. 2:1 as it is in Col. 2:13. I am copying below several translations that properly list the verb as present tense in Col. 2:13.

Colossians 2:13 (NKJV)
13 And you, being dead in your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He has made alive together with Him, having forgiven you all trespasses,

Colossians 2:13 (ASV)
13And you, being dead through your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, you, I say, did he make alive together with him, having forgiven us all our trespasses;

Colossians 2:13 (Wordstudy KJV)
13 And you, being dead, in your sins, and the uncircumcision of your flesh,, hath he [quickened together] with him, having forgiven you all, trespasses;

Colossians 2:13 (WUESTNT)
13–17 And you being dead with reference to your trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh, He gave life together with Him, having in grace forgiven you all your trespasses,

Colossians 2:13 (DARBY)
13 And you, being dead in offences and in the uncircumcision of your flesh, he has quickened together with him, having forgiven us all the offences;

Colossians 2:13 (YLT)
13 And you—being dead in the trespasses and the uncircumcision of your flesh—He made alive together with him, having forgiven you all the trespasses,

I should also note the translation names. Wuest NT is:

YLT is Young’s literal translation:

I hope this helps and thanks for asking!