1 Peter 4:1

Easy To Read Version

Christ suffered while he was in his body. So you should strengthen yourselves with the same kind of thinking Christ had. The person who has suffered in his body is finished with sin.

Cross References

Isaiah 1:16

“Wash yourselves. Make yourselves clean. Stop doing the bad things you do. I don’t want to see those bad things. Stop doing wrong!

Ezekiel 16:41

They will burn your house (temple). They will punish you so all the other women can see. I will stop you from living like a prostitute. I will stop you from paying money to your lovers.

Mark 3:3

Jesus said to the man with the crippled hand, “Stand up here so that all the people can see you.”

Romans 6:11

In the same way, you should see yourselves as being dead to the power of sin. And see yourselves as being alive for God through Christ Jesus.

Romans 6:2

No! We died to (quit living) our old sinful lives. So how can we continue living with sin?

Romans 6:7

Any person that has died is made free from sin’s control (power).

Galatians 2:20

So the life that I live now is not really me—it is Christ living in me. I still live in my body, but I live by faith in the Son of God (Jesus). Jesus is the One who loved me. He gave himself to save me.

Galatians 5:24

Those people who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified (killed) their own sinful selves. They have given up their old selfish feelings and the evil things they wanted to do.

Ephesians 6:13

That is why you need to get God’s full armor. Then on the day of evil you will be able to stand strong. And when you have finished the whole fight, you will still be standing.

Deuteronomy 27:10

So you must do everything that the Lord your God tells you. You must obey his commands and his laws that I am giving you today.”

Philippians 2:5

In your lives you must think and act like Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 12:3

Think about Jesus. He was patient while sinful men were doing bad things against him. Think about him, so that you also will be patient and not stop trying.

Hebrews 4:10

God rested after he finished his work. So the person who enters and has God’s rest is the person who has finished his work like God did.

1 Peter 2:21

That is what you were called to do. Christ gave you an example to follow. You should do the same as he did. \{You should be patient when you suffer,\} because Christ suffered for you.

1 Peter 3:18

Christ himself died for you. And that one death paid for your sins. He was not guilty, but he died for people who are guilty. He did this to bring you all to God. His body was killed, but he was made alive in the spirit.