1 Peter 4:2
that ye may no longer live the remaining time in the flesh after the lusts of men, but after the will of God.
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Hosea 6:7But they, after the manner of men, have transgressed the covenant; Even therein have they dealt unfaithfully with me.
Matthew 12:50For whoever doeth 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 will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith to them, Truly do 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, fornications,
John 7:17If any one is desirous to do his will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from myself.
Romans 6:11Thus do ye too consider yourselves as dead 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 →