1 Peter 4:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

So that as Jesus was put to death in the flesh, do you yourselves be of the same mind; for the death of the flesh puts an end to sin;

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Referenced Verses

  • Gal 5:24 : 24 And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires.
  • Rom 6:11 : 11 Even so see yourselves as dead to sin, but living to God in Christ Jesus.
  • 1 Pet 3:18 : 18 Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;
  • Rom 13:12-14 : 12 The night is far gone, and the day is near: so let us put off the works of the dark, arming ourselves with light, 13 With right behaviour as in the day; not in pleasure-making and drinking, not in bad company and unclean behaviour, not in fighting and envy. 14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.
  • Eph 6:13 : 13 For this reason take up all the arms of God, so that you may be able to be strong in the evil day, and, having done all, to keep your place.
  • Isa 1:16 : 16 Be washed, make yourselves clean; put away the evil of your doings from before my eyes; let there be an end of sinning;
  • Rom 6:2 : 2 In no way. How may we, who are dead to sin, be living in it any longer?
  • Rom 6:7 : 7 Because he who is dead is free from sin.
  • Ezek 16:41 : 41 And they will have you burned with fire, sending punishments on you before the eyes of great numbers of women; and I will put an end to your loose ways, and you will no longer give payment.
  • Phil 2:5 : 5 Let this mind be in you which was in Christ Jesus,
  • Col 3:3-5 : 3 For your life on earth is done, and you have a secret life with Christ in God. 4 At the coming of Christ who is our life, you will be seen with him in glory. 5 Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;
  • Heb 4:10 : 10 For the man who comes into his rest has had rest from his works, as God did from his.
  • Heb 12:3 : 3 Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.
  • Gal 2:20 : 20 I have been put to death on the cross with Christ; still I am living; no longer I, but Christ is living in me; and that life which I now am living in the flesh I am living by faith, the faith of the Son of God, who in love for me, gave himself up for me.

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  • 1 Pet 4:2
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    2 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.

  • Gal 5:24
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    24 And those who are Christ's have put to death on the cross the flesh with its passions and its evil desires.

  • 1 Pet 3:17-18
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    17 Because if it is God's purpose for you to undergo pain, it is better to do so for well-doing than for evil-doing.

    18 Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;

  • 1 Pet 2:19-21
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    19 For it is a sign of grace if a man, desiring to do right in the eyes of God, undergoes pain as punishment for something which he has not done.

    20 What credit is it if, when you have done evil, you take your punishment quietly? but if you are given punishment for doing right, and take it quietly, this is pleasing to God.

    21 This is God's purpose for you: because Jesus himself underwent punishment for you, giving you an example, so that you might go in his footsteps:

  • Heb 12:3-4
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    3 Give thought to him who has undergone so much of the hate of sinners against himself, so that you may not be tired and feeble of purpose.

    4 Till now you have not given your blood in your fight against sin:

  • 1 Pet 2:23-24
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    23 To sharp words he gave no sharp answer; when he was undergoing pain, no angry word came from his lips; but he put himself into the hands of the judge of righteousness:

    24 He took our sins on himself, giving his body to be nailed on the tree, so that we, being dead to sin, might have a new life in righteousness, and by his wounds we have been made well.

  • 1 Pet 4:13
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    13 But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy.

  • 1 Pet 4:15-16
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    15 Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business;

    16 But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name.

  • Rom 13:14
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    14 But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and do not give thought to the flesh to do its desires.

  • 1 Pet 5:9-10
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    9 Do not give way to him but be strong in your faith, in the knowledge that your brothers who are in the world undergo the same troubles.

    10 And after you have undergone pain for a little time, the God of all grace who has given you a part in his eternal glory through Christ Jesus, will himself give you strength and support, and make you complete in every good thing;

  • Rom 6:10-12
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    10 For his death was a death to sin, but his life now is a life which he is living to God.

    11 Even so see yourselves as dead to sin, but living to God in Christ Jesus.

    12 For this cause do not let sin be ruling in your body which is under the power of death, so that you give way to its desires;

  • Rom 6:6-8
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    6 Being conscious that our old man was put to death on the cross with him, so that the body of sin might be put away, and we might no longer be servants to sin.

    7 Because he who is dead is free from sin.

    8 But if we are dead with Christ, we have faith that we will be living with him;

  • 1 Pet 4:19
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    19 For this reason let those who by the purpose of God undergo punishment, keep on in well-doing and put their souls into the safe hands of their Maker.

  • 2 Cor 4:10-11
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    10 In our bodies there is ever the mark of the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our bodies.

    11 For, while living, we are still being given up to death because of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may be seen in our flesh, though it is under the power of death.

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    13 So make your minds ready, and keep on the watch, hoping with all your power for the grace which is to come to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

    14 Like children ruled by God, do not go back to the old desires of the time when you were without knowledge:

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    3 For though we may be living in the flesh, we are not fighting after the way of the flesh

  • Phil 1:29-30
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    29 Because to you it has been given in the cause of Christ not only to have faith in him, but to undergo pain on his account:

    30 Fighting the same fight which you saw in me, and now have word of in me.

  • Rom 8:12-13
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    12 So then, my brothers, we are in debt, not to the flesh to be living in the way of the flesh:

    13 For if you go in the way of the flesh, death will come on you; but if by the Spirit you put to death the works of the body, you will have life.

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    4 And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

  • Eph 4:22-23
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    22 That you are to put away, in relation to your earlier way of life, the old man, which has become evil by love of deceit;

    23 And be made new in the spirit of your mind,

  • 2 Tim 2:3-4
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    3 Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus.

    4 A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.

  • 2 Thess 1:5
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    5 Which is a clear sign of the decision which God in his righteousness has made; to give you a part in his kingdom, for which you have undergone this pain;

  • Rom 8:5
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    5 For those who are living in the way of the flesh give their minds to the things of the flesh, but those who go in the way of the Spirit, to the things of the Spirit.

  • Col 3:5
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    5 Then put to death your bodies which are of the earth; wrong use of the flesh, unclean things, passion, evil desires and envy, which is the worship of strange gods;

  • Gal 5:1
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    1 Christ has truly made us free: then keep your free condition and let no man put a yoke on you again.

  • Gal 3:4
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    4 Did you undergo such a number of things to no purpose? if it is in fact to no purpose.

  • 2 Cor 5:15
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    15 And that he underwent death for all, so that the living might no longer be living to themselves, but to him who underwent death for them and came back from the dead.

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    4 For truly, we who are in this tent do give out cries of weariness, for the weight of care which is on us; not because we are desiring to be free from the body, but so that we may have our new body, and death may be overcome by life.

  • Rom 6:2
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    2 In no way. How may we, who are dead to sin, be living in it any longer?

  • Heb 13:3
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    3 Keep in mind those who are in chains, as if you were chained with them, and those who are in trouble, as being yourselves in the body.

  • Eph 4:20
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    20 For this was not the teaching of Christ which was given to you;

  • 2 Cor 1:5
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    5 For as we undergo more of the pain which Christ underwent, so through Christ does our comfort become greater.

  • 1 Pet 4:7
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    7 But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;