1 Peter 2:11 “Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the des…”

1 Peter 2:11

Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

World English Bible

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,

American Standard Version

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Geneva Bible 1599

Dearely beloued, I beseeche you, as strangers and pilgrims, abstaine from fleshly lusts, which fight against the soule,

Darby Translation

Beloved, I exhort [you], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Young's Literal Translation

Beloved, I call upon [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that 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;

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Cross references

“I beseech”

Romans 12:1 Ephesians 4:1 2 Corinthians 5:20 2 Corinthians 6:1 Philemon 1:9 Philemon 1:10

Romans 12:1 · BSB

Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship.

Ephesians 4:1 · BSB

As a prisoner in the Lord, then, I urge you to walk in a manner worthy of the calling you have received:

2 Corinthians 5:20 · BSB

Therefore we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were making His appeal through us. We implore you on behalf of Christ: Be reconciled to God.

2 Corinthians 6:1 · BSB

As God’s fellow workers, then, we urge you not to receive God’s grace in vain.

Philemon 1:9 · BSB

I prefer to appeal on the basis of love. For I, Paul, am now aged, and a prisoner of Christ Jesus as well.

Philemon 1:10 · BSB

I appeal to you for my child Onesimus, whose father I became while I was in chains.

“as”

Hebrews 11:13 1 Chronicles 29:15 Psalm 39:12 Leviticus 25:23 Psalm 119:19 1 Peter 1:17

Hebrews 11:13 · BSB

All these people died in faith, without having received the things they were promised. However, they saw them and welcomed them from afar. And they acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.

1 Chronicles 29:15 · BSB

For we are foreigners and strangers in Your presence, as were all our forefathers. Our days on earth are like a shadow, without hope.

Psalm 39:12 · BSB

Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear to my cry for help; do not be deaf to my weeping. For I am a foreigner dwelling with You, a stranger like all my fathers.

Leviticus 25:23 · BSB

The land must not be sold permanently, because it is Mine, and you are but foreigners and residents with Me.

Psalm 119:19 · BSB

I am a stranger on the earth; do not hide Your commandments from me.

1 Peter 1:17 · BSB

Since you call on a Father who judges each one’s work impartially, conduct yourselves in reverent fear during your stay as foreigners.

“abstain”

1 John 2:15–17 1 Peter 4:2 Romans 8:13 2 Corinthians 7:1 2 Timothy 2:22 Galatians 5:16–21

1 John 2:15–17 · BSB

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

1 Peter 4:2 · BSB

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

Romans 8:13 · BSB

For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live.

2 Corinthians 7:1 · BSB

Therefore, beloved, since we have these promises, let us cleanse ourselves from everything that defiles body and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

2 Timothy 2:22 · BSB

Flee from youthful passions and pursue righteousness, faith, love, and peace, together with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Galatians 5:16–21 · BSB

So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh.

“war”

Galatians 5:24 James 4:1 Romans 7:23 Galatians 5:17 1 Timothy 6:9 1 Timothy 6:10

Galatians 5:24 · BSB

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.

James 4:1 · BSB

What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?

Romans 7:23 · BSB

But I see another law at work in my body, warring against the law of my mind and holding me captive to the law of sin that dwells within me.

Galatians 5:17 · BSB

For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.

1 Timothy 6:9 · BSB

Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.

1 Timothy 6:10 · BSB

For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

10Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

12Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

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