1 Peter 4:2
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2 (A)so as to live for (B)the rest of the time in the flesh (C)no longer for human passions but (D)for the will of God.
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1 Peter 4:2
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2 As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires,(A) but rather for the will of God.
Ephesians 4:22-24
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22 to (A)put off (B)your old self,[a] which belongs to your former manner of life and is corrupt through (C)deceitful desires, 23 and (D)to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 24 and to put on (E)the new self, (F)created after the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness.
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- Ephesians 4:22 Greek man; also verse 24
Ephesians 4:22-24
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22 You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off(A) your old self,(B) which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires;(C) 23 to be made new in the attitude of your minds;(D) 24 and to put on(E) the new self,(F) created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness.(G)
1 Peter 1:14
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14 As obedient children, (A)do not be conformed to the passions (B)of your former ignorance,
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1 Peter 1:14
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14 As obedient(A) children, do not conform(B) to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance.(C)
Titus 3:3-8
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3 For (A)we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another. 4 But when (B)the goodness and loving kindness of God our Savior appeared, 5 he saved us, (C)not because of works done by us in righteousness, but (D)according to his own mercy, by (E)the washing of regeneration and (F)renewal of the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he (G)poured out on us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that (H)being justified by his grace we might become (I)heirs (J)according to the hope of eternal life. 8 The saying is (K)trustworthy, and I want you to insist on these things, so that those who have believed in God may be careful (L)to devote themselves to good works. These things are excellent and profitable for people.
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Titus 3:3-8
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3 At one time(A) we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. 4 But when the kindness(B) and love of God our Savior(C) appeared,(D) 5 he saved us,(E) not because of righteous things we had done,(F) but because of his mercy.(G) He saved us through the washing(H) of rebirth and renewal(I) by the Holy Spirit, 6 whom he poured out on us(J) generously through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7 so that, having been justified by his grace,(K) we might become heirs(L) having the hope(M) of eternal life.(N) 8 This is a trustworthy saying.(O) And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good.(P) These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.
Ephesians 6:6
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6 not by the way of eye-service, as (A)people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
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Ephesians 6:6
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6 Obey them not only to win their favor when their eye is on you, but as slaves of Christ,(A) doing the will of God from your heart.
Romans 6:11
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11 So you also must consider yourselves (A)dead to sin and alive to God in Christ Jesus.
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Romans 6:11
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11 In the same way, count yourselves dead to sin(A) but alive to God in Christ Jesus.
2 Corinthians 5:15
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15 and he died for all, (A)that those who live might no longer live for themselves but (B)for him who for their sake died and was raised.
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2 Corinthians 5:15
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15 And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves(A) but for him who died for them(B) and was raised again.
Ephesians 2:3
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3 among whom we all once lived in (A)the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body[a] and the mind, and (B)were by nature (C)children of wrath, like the rest of mankind.[b]
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- Ephesians 2:3 Greek flesh
- Ephesians 2:3 Greek like the rest
Ephesians 2:3
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3 All of us also lived among them at one time,(A) gratifying the cravings of our flesh[a](B) and following its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature deserving of wrath.
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- Ephesians 2:3 In contexts like this, the Greek word for flesh (sarx) refers to the sinful state of human beings, often presented as a power in opposition to the Spirit.
Romans 6:2
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2 By no means! How can (A)we who died to sin still live in it?
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Romans 6:2
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2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin;(A) how can we live in it any longer?
Ephesians 5:7-8
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7 Therefore (A)do not become partners with them; 8 for (B)at one time you were (C)darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. (D)Walk as children of light
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Ephesians 5:7-8
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7 Therefore do not be partners with them.
8 For you were once(A) darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light(B)
Ephesians 4:17
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The New Life
17 Now this I say and (A)testify in the Lord, (B)that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, (C)in the futility of their minds.
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Ephesians 4:17
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Instructions for Christian Living
17 So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer(A) live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.(B)
1 Peter 2:1
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A Living Stone and a Holy People
2 (A)So put away all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.
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1 Peter 2:1
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2 Therefore, rid yourselves(A) of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander(B) of every kind.
Galatians 2:19-20
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19 For through the law I (A)died to the law, so that I might (B)live to God. 20 I have been (C)crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives (D)in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, (E)who loved me and (F)gave himself for me.
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Galatians 2:19-20
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