1 Peter 4:1

Seeing therefore Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same thought, that he, who hath mortified the flesh, hath ceased from sin;

1770 John Worsley 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 should no longer live the rest of his time in the flesh according to the lusts of men, but after the will of God.

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Cross References

Mark 3:3And He said to the man, that had the withered hand, Rise up into the midst:

Romans 6:7for he that is thus dead with Christ, is delivered from sin.

Romans 13:12The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light.

Galatians 5:24And they, that are Christ's, have crucified the flesh with it's passions and desires.

Philippians 2:5Let the same mind be in you, 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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