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1 Peter 2:11

TemptationPurityThe stranger and outcastSpiritual warfare

9 But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light.

10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

12 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

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BSB
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
KJV
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
WEB
Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,
ASV
Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lust, which war against the soul;
DARBY
Beloved, I exhort [you], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
BLB
Beloved, I exhort [you], as foreigners and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly desires, which war against the soul,
ÅB
Dere elskede! jeg formaner dere som fremmede og utlendinger at dere avholder dere fra de kjødelige lyster, som strider mot sjelen,
OTB
Elskede, jeg formaner dere som fremmede og utlendinger til å avstå fra de kjødelige lyster, som fører krig mot sjelen.
B1930
I elskede! jeg formaner eder som fremmede og utlendinger at I avholder eder fra de kjødelige lyster, som strider mot sjelen,

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Cross references

  • 1 John 2:15–17

    Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

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  • Galatians 5:24

    Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

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  • 1 Peter 4:2

    Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.

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  • Hebrews 11:13

    All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

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  • Romans 8:13

    For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

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  • 1 Chronicles 29:15

    For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.

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  • James 4:1

    What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

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  • Romans 12:1

    Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

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