1 Peter 2:11 - The Scriptures 1998 Beloved ones, I appeal to you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts which battle against the life, More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Beloved, I implore you as aliens and strangers and exiles [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges (the evil desires, the passions of the flesh, your lower nature) that wage war against the soul. American Standard Version (1901) Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; Common English Bible Dear friends, since you are immigrants and strangers in the world, I urge that you avoid worldly desires that wage war against your lives. Catholic Public Domain Version Most beloved, I beg you, as new arrivals and sojourners, to abstain from carnal desires, which battle against the soul. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul, |