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1 Peter 4:3 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries. "

1 Peter 4:3

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1 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,

2 that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

3 For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.

4 They think it is strange that you don’t run with them into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you.

5 They will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.

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"For you have heard of my way of living in time past in the Jews’ religion, how that beyond measure I persecuted the assembly of God and ravaged it."

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1 Corinthians 10:6

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"Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things as they also lusted."

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1 Peter 4:1

"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,"

1 Peter 4:2

"that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God."

1 Peter 4:4

"They think it is strange that you don’t run with them into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of you."

1 Peter 4:5

"They will give account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead."

1 Peter 4:6

"For to this end the Good News was preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed as men in the flesh, but live as to God in the spirit."

1 Peter 4:7

"But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer."

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