1 Peter 4:1

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:

Douay-Rheims 1899

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

2That now he may live the rest of his time in the flesh , not after the desires of men, but according to the will of God.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:16Wash yourselves, be clean, take away the evil of your devices from my eyes: cease to do perversely,

Mark 3:3And he said to the man who had the withered hand: Stand up in the midst.

Romans 6:7For he that is dead is justified from sin.

Romans 13:12The night is passed, and the day is at hand. Let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and put on the armour of light.

Galatians 5:24And they that are Christ's, have crucified their flesh, with the vices and concupiscences.

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 →

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