1 Peter 4:1

Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for vs in the flesh, arme your selues likewise with the same minde, which is, that he which hath suffered in the flesh, hath ceased from sinne,

Geneva Bible 1599

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 he hence forward should liue (as much time as remaineth in the flesh) not after the lusts of men, but after the will of God.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:16Wash you, make you cleane: take away the euill of your workes from before mine eyes: cease to doe euill.

Mark 3:3Then he saide vnto the man which had the withered hand, Arise: stand forth in the middes.

Romans 6:7For he that is dead, is freed from sinne.

Romans 13:12The night is past, and the day is at hande, let vs therefore cast away the workes of darkenesse, and let vs put on the armour of light,

Galatians 5:24For they that are Christes, haue crucified the flesh with the affections and the lustes.

Philippians 2:5Let the same minde be in you that was euen in Christ Iesus,

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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