1 Peter 4:1
Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin.
- KJV
- Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
- WEB
- Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
- ASV
- Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin;
- DARBY
- Christ, then, having suffered for us in [the] flesh, do *ye* also arm yourselves with the same mind; for he that has suffered in [the] flesh has done with sin,
- BLB
- Therefore, Christ having suffered in the flesh, you⁺ also arm yourselves with the same mind, because the one having suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin,
- ÅB
- Da nå Kristus har lidt i kjødet, så væbne og dere dere med den samme tanke, at den som har lidt i kjødet, er ferdig med synden,
- OTB
- Siden Kristus har lidt i kjødet, utrust dere med den samme tankegang, for den som har lidd i kjødet har vendt seg bort fra synd,
- B1930
- Da nu Kristus har lidt i kjødet, så væbne og I eder med den samme tanke, at den som har lidt i kjødet, er ferdig med synden,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Galatians 5:24
And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
Read in context1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
Read in contextColossians 3:3–5
For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God.
Read in contextRomans 6:11
Likewise reckon ye also yourselves to be dead indeed unto sin, but alive unto God through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Read in contextGalatians 2:20
I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
Read in contextRomans 6:7
For he that is dead is freed from sin.
Read in contextEphesians 6:13
Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.
Read in contextHebrews 12:3
For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.
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