1 Peter 4:1

Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;

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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 you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

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Cross References

Isaiah 1:16Wash yourselves, make yourself clean.Put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes.Cease to do evil.

Mark 3:3He said to the man with the withered hand, "Stand up in the middle."

Romans 6:7For he who has died has been freed from sin.

Romans 13:12The night is far gone, and the day is near. Let us therefore throw off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.

Galatians 5:24Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.

Philippians 2:5Have this in your mind, which was 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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