Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Dearly beloved, I beseech as sojourners and strangers, to keep off from fleshly passions, which war against the soul;
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Holman Bible
Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and temporary residents
International Standard Version
Dear friends, I urge you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.
A Conservative Version
Beloved, I beseech you as aliens and sojourners, to abstain from the fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.
American Standard Version
Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lust, which war against the soul;
Amplified
Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges [those dishonorable desires] that wage war against the soul.
An Understandable Version
My dearly loved ones, I urge you, as a people who are foreigners and strangers [in this world], do not give in to sinful desires, which wage war against the soul.
Anderson New Testament
Beloved, I beseech you, as strangers and sojourners, that you keep yourselves from fleshly desires, which war against the soul,
Bible in Basic English
My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul;
Common New Testament
Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against your soul.
Daniel Mace New Testament
but at present have obtain'd it. I exhort you, my dear brethren, as strangers and travellers to avoid all sensual passions, as destructive to your
Darby Translation
Beloved, I exhort you, as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Beloved, I beseech you, as sojourners and travelers, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.
Godbey New Testament
Beloved, I exhort you as pilgrims and strangers, to abstain from the carnal desire which wars against the soul;
Goodspeed New Testament
Dear friends, I beg you, as aliens and exiles here, not to indulge the physical cravings that are at war with the soul.
John Wesley New Testament
Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly desires,
King James 2000
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as aliens and exiles, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Lexham Expanded Bible
Dear friends, I urge [you] as foreigners and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires which wage war against your soul,
Modern King James verseion
Dearly beloved, I exhort you as temporary residents and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers, and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which fight against the soul,
Moffatt New Testament
Beloved, as sojourners and exiles I appeal to you to abstain from the passions of the flesh that wage war upon the soul.
Montgomery New Testament
I beseech you, beloved, as pilgrims and exiles, to abstain from passions of the flesh that war upon your souls.
NET Bible
Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and exiles to keep away from fleshly desires that do battle against the soul,
New Heart English Bible
Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Noyes New Testament
Beloved, I exhort you, as sojourners and strangers, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Sawyer New Testament
BELOVED, I exhort you as strangers and foreigners, abstain from carnal desires, which war against the soul,
The Emphasized Bible
Beloved! I exhort you, as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly covetings, such as take the field against the soul;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Beloved, I exhort you, as strangers and sojourners, Abstain from carnal lusts, which war against the soul;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Dear friends, I urge you, as pilgrims and strangers upon earth, to refrain from indulging the cravings of your earthly nature, for they make war upon the soul.
Webster
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Weymouth New Testament
Dear friends, I entreat you as pilgrims and foreigners not to indulge the cravings of your lower natures: for all such cravings wage war upon the soul.
Williams New Testament
Dearly beloved, I beg you as aliens and exiles to keep on abstaining from the evil desires of your lower nature, because they are always at war with the soul.
World English Bible
Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Worrell New Testament
Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly desires, which, indeed, war against the soul;
Worsley New Testament
Dearly beloved, I exhort you as strangers and sojourners here, to abstain from carnal lusts, which war against the soul:
Youngs Literal Translation
Beloved, I call upon you, as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,
Themes
Body » Resurrection of » Subjugation of
Error » Definition of » To be forsaken
Flesh » Abstaining from the lusts of the flesh
Life » Lessons of » Pilgrimage, a
Pilgrims and strangers » As saints they » Should abstain from fleshly lusts
Righteous » Compared with » Strangers and pilgrims
compared to Saints » Strangers and pilgrims
Self-denial » Becomes strangers and pilgrims
Self-denial » Should be exercised in » Abstaining from fleshly lusts
Sin » Excuses offered for » To be forsaken
Spirit/souls » What wars against the soul
Transgression » Sin, definition of » To be forsaken
War » Figurative » Is against » The flesh
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Verse Info
Context Readings
A Call To Good Works
10 Who once not a people, and now the people of God: they not commiserated, and now commiserated. 11 Dearly beloved, I beseech as sojourners and strangers, to keep off from fleshly passions, which war against the soul; 12 Having your turning back good in the nations: that, in what they speak against you as doing evil, from good works, they having beheld, might praise God in the day of inspection.
Phrases
Cross References
James 4:1
Whence wars and fights among you? are they not hence, out of your sensual pleasures making war in your members
Romans 8:13
For if ye live according to the flesh, ye shall die: and if by the Spirit ye kill the deeds of the body, ye shall live.
Galatians 5:24
And they of Christ have crucified the flesh with the passions and desires.
Leviticus 25:23
And the land shall not be sold to be cut off, for the land is to me; for ye are strangers and sojourners with me.
Psalm 39:12
Hear my prayer, O Jehovah, and give ear to my cry; thou wilt not be silent at my tears, for I a sojourner with thee, a dweller, as all my fathers.
Romans 12:1
I Beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, your reasonable service.
Galatians 5:16-21
And I say, Walk in Spirit, and complete not the desire of the flesh.
2 Timothy 2:22
And flee youthful, eager desires: and follow justice, faith, love, peace, with them calling upon the Lord from a pure heart.
Hebrews 11:13
According to faith died all these, not having received the promises, but having seen them from afar, and been persuaded, and having embraced, and assented that they are strangers and newly arrived from a foreign country upon earth.
1 Peter 1:17
And if ye call upon the Father, judging without distinction of persons according to the work of each, in fear be occupied in the time of your sojourning:
1 Peter 4:2
That no more to the eager desires of men, but to the will of God, should he live the remaining time in the flesh.
1 John 2:15-17
Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
Genesis 23:4
I am a sojourner and stranger with you: give me the possession of a grave with you, and I will bury my dead from my face.
Genesis 47:9
And Jacob will say to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my sojourning, thirty and a hundred years: little and evil were the days of the years of my life, and they reached not the days of the years of the life of my fathers in their sojournings.
1 Chronicles 29:15
For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as all our fathers: as a shadow our days upon the earth, and no expectation.
Psalm 119:19
I am a stranger in the earth, thou wilt not hide thy commands from me.
Psalm 119:54
Thy laws were musics to me in the house of my sojourning.
Luke 21:34
And attend to yourselves, lest at any time your hearts be loaded with dizziness, caused by excess, and drunkenness, and cares of life, and that day come upon you unexpectedly.
Acts 15:20
But to send to them, to keep off from pollutions of images, and harlotry, and strangulation, and blood.
Acts 15:29
To keep off from things sacrificed to idols, and from blood, and strangulation, and harlotry: from which keeping yourselves, ye shall do well. Fare ye well.
Romans 7:23
And I see another law in my members, fighting against the law of my mind, and taking me captive to the law of sin being in my members.
Romans 13:13-14
As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in revelries and drunkenness, not in coition and licentiousness, not in strife and envy.
2 Corinthians 5:20
For Christ therefore are we ambassadors, as of God beseeching by us: we pray for the sake of Christ, be ye reconciled to God.
2 Corinthians 6:1
And working together, we also beseech, lest also ye receive the grace of God in vain.
2 Corinthians 7:1
Therefore having these declarations, dearly let us cleanse ourselves from all defilements of flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.
Ephesians 4:1
Therefore I, the imprisoned in the Lord, beseech you to walk Worthy of the calling which ye were called,
1 Timothy 6:9-10
And they wishing to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many eager desires, unwise and hurtful, which sink men into ruin and perdition.
1 Peter 1:1
Peter, sent of Jesus Christ, to the chosen strangers of the dispersion of Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia,