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1 Peter 4:2

Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.

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ASV

that ye no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

KJV

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.

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14 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
εἰςeisso asG1519 →
τὸto<the>G3588 →
μηκέτιmēketino longerG3371 →
ἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnto men’sG444 →
ἐπιθυμίαις,epithumiaisdesiresG1939 →
ἀλλὰallabutG235 →
θελήματιthelēmatito [the] willG2307 →
θεοῦtheouof GodG2316 →
τὸνtontheG3588 →
ἐπίλοιπονepiloiponremainingG1954 →
ἐνeninG1722 →
σαρκὶsarki[the] fleshG4561 →
βιῶσαιbiōsaito liveG980 →
χρόνον.chronontime.G5550 →

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1 Thessalonians 4:3For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;Ephesians 4:22–24to put off your former way of life, your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;Hebrews 12:1Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off every encumbrance and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with endurance the race set out for us.1 Peter 2:11Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.1 Peter 1:14As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.Romans 6:11So you too must count yourselves dead to sin, but alive to God in Christ Jesus.Titus 3:3–8For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.Ephesians 6:6And do this not only to please them while they are watching, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from your heart.Hebrews 9:14how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!Romans 6:13Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness.Philippians 1:22But if I go on living in the body, this will mean fruitful labor for me. So what shall I choose? I do not know.Matthew 6:10Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.2 Corinthians 5:15And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again.Romans 6:2Certainly not! How can we who died to sin live in it any longer?Ephesians 2:3All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.Ephesians 5:7–8Therefore do not be partakers with them.Ephesians 4:17So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.Jude 1:16These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.

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