1 Peter 4:1
Christ, then, having suffered for us in [the] flesh, do *ye* also arm yourselves with the same mind; for he that has suffered in [the] flesh has done with sin,
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2no longer to live the rest of [his] time in [the] flesh to men's lusts, but to God's will.
Cross References
Isaiah 1:16Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil,
Mark 3:3And he says to the man who had his hand dried up, Rise up [and come] into the midst.
Romans 6:7For he that has died is justified from sin.
Romans 13:12The night is far spent, and the day is near; let us cast away therefore the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.
Galatians 5:24But they that [are] of the Christ have crucified the flesh with the passions and the lusts.
Philippians 2:5For let this mind be in you which [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 →