1 Peter 4:2
so that he no longer lives the rest of his time in the flesh, according to the desires of men, but according to the will of God.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
Cross References
Matthew 12:50For whoever will do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father? They said to him, The first. Jesus said to them: Verily I say to you, The publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed the purposes which are evil: adulteries, lewd actions, murders,
John 7:17If any one will do his will, he shall know with respect to the teaching, whether it is of God, or I speak of myself.
Romans 6:11So also do you count yourselves as dead indeed to sin, but as living to God, in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 4:2-4
The Mortification of Sin. ( a. d. 66.) 1 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; 2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: The… Read the whole commentary →