1 Peter 4:2

New Living Translation

You won’t spend the rest of your lives chasing your own desires, but you will be anxious to do the will of God.

Cross References

Psalm 143:10

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God. May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing.

Hosea 6:7

But like Adam, you broke my covenant and betrayed my trust.

Matthew 12:50

Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!”

Matthew 20:4

So he hired them, telling them he would pay them whatever was right at the end of the day.

Matthew 21:31

“Which of the two obeyed his father?” They replied, “The first.” Then Jesus explained his meaning: “I tell you the truth, corrupt tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the Kingdom of God before you do.

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord!’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.

Mark 3:35

Anyone who does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

Mark 7:21

For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder,

John 1:13

They are reborn—not with a physical birth resulting from human passion or plan, but a birth that comes from God.

John 7:17

Anyone who wants to do the will of God will know whether my teaching is from God or is merely my own.

Romans 12:2

Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect.

Romans 14:7

For we don’t live for ourselves or die for ourselves.

Romans 6:11

So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.

Romans 6:2

Of course not! Since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?

Romans 7:4

So, my dear brothers and sisters, this is the point: You died to the power of the law when you died with Christ. And now you are united with the one who was raised from the dead. As a result, we can produce a harvest of good deeds for God.

2 Corinthians 5:15

He died for everyone so that those who receive his new life will no longer live for themselves. Instead, they will live for Christ, who died and was raised for them.

Ephesians 2:3

All of us used to live that way, following the passionate desires and inclinations of our sinful nature. By our very nature we were subject to God’s anger, just like everyone else.

Ephesians 4:17

With the Lord’s authority I say this: Live no longer as the Gentiles do, for they are hopelessly confused.

Ephesians 5:17

Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do.

Ephesians 6:6

Try to please them all the time, not just when they are watching you. As slaves of Christ, do the will of God with all your heart.

Colossians 1:9

So we have not stopped praying for you since we first heard about you. We ask God to give you complete knowledge of his will and to give you spiritual wisdom and understanding.

Colossians 3:3

For you died to this life, and your real life is hidden with Christ in God.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, a member of your own fellowship and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident that you are following the whole will of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Be thankful in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you who belong to Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 13:21

may he equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, every good thing that is pleasing to him. All glory to him forever and ever! Amen.

James 1:18

He chose to give birth to us by giving us his true word. And we, out of all creation, became his prized possession.

1 Peter 1:14

So you must live as God’s obedient children. Don’t slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn’t know any better then.

1 Peter 2:1

So get rid of all evil behavior. Be done with all deceit, hypocrisy, jealousy, and all unkind speech.

1 John 2:17

And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.