Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong.
1 Peter 4:1 - New International Version (Anglicised) Therefore, since Christ suffered in his body, arm yourselves also with the same attitude, because whoever suffers in the body has finished with sin. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition SO, SINCE Christ suffered in the flesh for us, for you, arm yourselves with the same thought and purpose [patiently to suffer rather than fail to please God]. For whoever has suffered in the flesh [having the mind of Christ] is done with [intentional] sin [has stopped pleasing himself and the world, and pleases God], American Standard Version (1901) 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; Common English Bible Therefore, since Christ suffered as a human, you should also arm yourselves with his way of thinking. This is because whoever suffers is finished with sin. Catholic Public Domain Version Since Christ has suffered in the flesh, you also should be armed with the same intention. For he who suffers in the flesh desists from sin, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Christ therefore having suffered in the flesh, be you also armed with the same thought: for he that hath suffered in the flesh, hath ceased from sins: |
Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong.
They will burn down your houses and inflict punishment on you in the sight of many women. I will put a stop to your prostitution, and you will no longer pay your lovers.
Jesus said to the man with the shrivelled hand, ‘Stand up in front of everyone.’
In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer?
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
Therefore put on the full armour of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Obey the Lord your God and follow his commands and decrees that I give you today.’
In your relationships with one another, have the same mindset as Christ Jesus:
Consider him who endured such opposition from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart.
for anyone who enters God’s rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his.
To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.
For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.