1 Peter 4:2

that ye no longer may live the remaining time in the flesh by the lusts of men, but by the will of God.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

1CHRIST then having suffered for us in the flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind; because he who suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;

3For the time past suffices us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in wantonness, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, carousings, and unhallowed idolatries;

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Cross References

Matthew 12:50For whoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Matthew 21:31Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him: The first[21:31]. Jesus says to them: Verily I say to you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Mark 7:21For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,

John 7:17If any one desires to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or whether I speak from myself.

Romans 6:11So also reckon ye yourselves to be dead indeed to sin, but alive to God through Jesus Christ.

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 →

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