1 Peter 4:1

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,

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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 now he may live, for the remainder of his time in the flesh, not by the desires of men, but by the will of God.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:16Wash, become clean, take away the evil of your intentions from my eyes. Cease to act perversely.

Mark 3:3And he said to the man who had the withered hand, “Stand up in the middle.”

Romans 6:7For he who has died has been justified from sin.

Romans 13:12The night has passed, and the day draws near. Therefore, let us cast aside the works of darkness, and be clothed with the armor of light.

Galatians 5:24For those who are Christ’s have crucified their flesh, along with its vices and desires.

Philippians 2:5For this understanding in you was also 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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