Parallel Verses

Noyes New Testament

that ye may no longer live the remaining time in the flesh after the lusts of men, but after the will of God.

New American Standard Bible

so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.

King James Version

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.

Holman Bible

in order to live the remaining time in the flesh, no longer for human desires, but for God’s will.

International Standard Version

so that he can live the rest of his mortal life guided, not by human desires, but by the will of God.

A Conservative Version

in order to live the remaining time in flesh, no longer by lusts of men, but by the will of God.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

so that he can no longer spend the rest of his natural life living for human appetites and desires, but [lives] for the will and purpose of God.

An Understandable Version

So then, you should no longer live the rest of your lives [to satisfy] the sinful desires of your body, but to do what God wants.

Anderson New Testament

so that he no longer lives the rest of his time in the flesh, according to the desires of men, but according to the will of God.

Bible in Basic English

So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God.

Common New Testament

so as to live the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human lusts, but for the will of God.

Daniel Mace New Testament

so that for the future he does not pass the rest of this life in gratifying his sensual passions, but in conformity to the divine precepts.

Darby Translation

no longer to live the rest of his time in the flesh to men's lusts, but to God's will.

Emphatic Diaglott Bible

so that he no longer lives his remaining time in the flesh, to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

Godbey New Testament

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

Goodspeed New Testament

and no longer lives by what men desire, but for the rest of his earthly life by what God wills.

John Wesley New Testament

(for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin) That ye may no longer live the rest of your time in the flesh, to the desire of men, but to the will of God.

Julia Smith Translation

That no more to the eager desires of men, but to the will of God, should he live the remaining time in the flesh.

King James 2000

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.

Lexham Expanded Bible

in order to live the remaining time in the flesh no longer for human desires, but for the will of God.

Modern King James verseion

in order no longer to live in the lusts of men, but in the will of God the remaining time in the flesh.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that he henceforward should live as much time as remaineth in the flesh, not after the lusts of men: but after the will of God.

Moffatt New Testament

nerve you to spend the rest of your time in the flesh for the will of God and no longer for human passions.

Montgomery New Testament

so that in future you may not spend your life in the flesh according to men's desires, but in the will of God.

NET Bible

in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.

New Heart English Bible

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

Sawyer New Testament

that you may no longer live the rest of your time in the flesh according to the desires of men, but according to the will of God.

The Emphasized Bible

To the end that, no longer, in men's covetings, but in God's will, ye may live, the still remaining time.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

that he might not spend the remaining space of life in the flesh after human passions, but the divine will.

Twentieth Century New Testament

and so will live the rest of his earthly life guided, not by human passions, but by the will of God.

Webster

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.

Weymouth New Testament

that in future you may spend the rest of your earthly lives, governed not by human passions, but by the will of God.

Williams New Testament

so that he no longer can spend the rest of his earthly life in harmony with human desires but in accordance with God's will.

World English Bible

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

Worrell New Testament

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

Worsley New Testament

that 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.

Youngs Literal Translation

no more in the desires of men, but in the will of God, to live the rest of the time in the flesh;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

he
βιόω 
Bioo 
Usage: 1

no longer
μηκέτι 
meketi 
no more, no longer, henceforth not, no, no ... henceforward, hereafter,
Usage: 16

βιόω 
Bioo 
Usage: 1

the rest
ἐπίλοιπος 
Epiloipos 
Usage: 1

of
χρόνος 
Chronos 
Usage: 41

χρόνος 
Chronos 
Usage: 41

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

the flesh
σάρξ 
Sarx 
Usage: 130

to the lusts
ἐπιθυμία 
Epithumia 
Usage: 35

of men
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

but
ἀλλά 
Alla 
but, yea, yet, nevertheless, howbeit, nay, therefore, save, not tr,
Usage: 461

to the will
θέλημα 
thelema 
will, desire, pleasure
Usage: 45

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Peter 4:2

Devotionals containing 1 Peter 4:2

References

Images 1 Peter 4:2

Prayers for 1 Peter 4:2

Context Readings

The Time For Behaving Like The Gentiles Is Past

1 Christ then having suffered in the flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; 2 that ye may no longer live the remaining time in the flesh after the lusts of men, but after the will of God. 3 For sufficient is the time past to have wrought the will of the gentiles, when ye walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revelings, carousings, and abominable idolatries;

Cross References

Mark 3:35

Whoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Romans 6:11

Thus do ye too consider yourselves as dead to sin, but alive to God, through Jesus Christ.

Romans 14:7

For none of us liveth to himself, and no one dieth to himself.

2 Corinthians 5:15

and he died for all, that they who live should no longer live to themselves, but to him who died for their sakes, and rose again.

Matthew 7:21

Not every one that saith to me, Lord, Lord, will enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Matthew 12:50

For whoever doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith to them, Truly do I say to you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Mark 7:21

For from within, out of the heart of men, come forth evil thoughts, fornications,

John 1:13

who were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God.

John 7:17

If any one is desirous to do his will, he will know concerning the teaching, whether it is from God, or whether I speak from myself.

Romans 6:2

God forbid! How shall we, who died to sin, live any longer in it?

Romans 7:4

So then, my brethren, ye also were slain to the Law through the body of Christ, that ye might be connected with another, even with him who was raised from the dead, that we might bear fruit to God.

Romans 12:2

and be not conformed to the fashion of this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that ye may learn by experience what is the will of God, what is good, and wellpleasing, and perfect.

Galatians 2:19-20

For I through the Law died to the Law, that I might live to God.

Ephesians 2:3

among whom even we all had our way of life in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath, even as others;

Ephesians 4:17

This therefore I say, and charge you in the Lord, that ye no longer walk as the rest of the gentiles walk in the vanity of their mind,

Ephesians 4:22-24

that as to your former way of life ye should put off the old man, who perisheth according to the lusts of deceit,

Ephesians 5:7-8

Be not therefore partakers with them.

Ephesians 5:17

Wherefore be not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is.

Ephesians 6:6

not with eyeservice as menpleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

Colossians 1:9

On this account we also, from the day we heard of it, cease not to pray for you, and to ask that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;

Colossians 3:7-8

In which things ye also once walked, when ye lived in them;

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

in everything give thanks; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus in regard to you.

Titus 3:3-8

For we ourselves also were once foolish, disobedient, going astray, slaves to divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.

Hebrews 13:21

make you perfect in every good work, to do his will, doing in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be the glory for ever. Amen.

James 1:18

Of his own will he begot us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.

1 Peter 1:14

as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves to the former lusts in your ignorance;

1 Peter 2:1

Laying aside therefore all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all slander,

1 Peter 2:14-15

or to governors, as being sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and the praise of those who do well.

1 John 2:17

And the world is passing away, and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

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