1 Peter 4:2

You will not live the rest of your lives following human desires, but doing what God wants.

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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

1Since Christ suffered physically, you must prepare yourselves with the same attitude he had—for those who suffer physically have turned away from sin.

3In the past you've spent enough time following the ways of the world: immorality, sexual indulgence, drunken orgies, partying, binge drinking, and revolting idol-worship.

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Cross References

Hosea 6:7But you, just like Adam, broke our agreement; there you were unfaithful to me.

Matthew 12:50For those who do the will of my heavenly Father, they are my brother, sister, and mother!”

Matthew 21:31Which of the two sons did what his father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. “I tell you the truth: tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you,” Jesus told them.

Mark 7:21It's from the inside, from people's minds, that evil thoughts come: sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery,

John 7:17Anyone who chooses to follow what God wants will know if my teaching comes from God or if I'm only speaking for myself.

Romans 6:11In just the same way you should consider yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God through Christ Jesus.

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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