1 Peter 4:1

So that as Jesus was put to death in the flesh, do you yourselves be of the same mind; for the death of the flesh puts an end to sin;

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In The King James Version

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;

In Context

2So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:16Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning;

Mark 3:3And he said to the man, Get up and come forward.

Romans 6:7Because he who is dead is free from sin.

Romans 13:12The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light,

Galatians 5:24And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires.

Philippians 2:5Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus,

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 4:1

The work of a Christian is twofold—doing the will of God and suffering his pleasure. This chapter directs us in both. The duties we are here exhorted to employ ourselves in are the mortification of sin, living to God, sobriety, prayer, charity, hospitality, and the best improvement of our talents, which the apostle presses upon Christians from the consideration of the time they have lost in their sins, and the approaching end of all things, ver. 1-11 . The directions for sufferings are that we should not be… Read the whole commentary →

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