1 Peter 4:1

Therefore Christ having suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same mind: because the one having suffered in carnality has ceased from sin;

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 may no longer live the remaining time in carnality according to the lusts of men, but in the will of God.

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Cross References

Mark 3:3And He says to the man having a withered hand; Rise up in the midst.

Romans 6:7for the one having died has been made free from sin.

Romans 13:12For the night is far spent, and the day is at hand. Therefore let us lay aside the works of the darkness, and let us put on the arms of the light.

Galatians 5:24But those belonging to Christ Jesus have crucified carnality with the passions and lusts.

Philippians 2:5Think the same thing among yourselves, which is 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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