1 Peter 2:11-12
Legacy Standard Bible
11 (A)Beloved, (B)I urge you as (C)sojourners and exiles to abstain from (D)fleshly lusts which wage (E)war against the soul, 12 (F)by keeping your conduct excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing which they (G)slander you as evildoers, they may [a]because of your good works, as they observe them, (H)glorify God (I)in the day of [b]visitation.
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- 1 Peter 2:12 Or as a result of
- 1 Peter 2:12 Christ’s coming again in judgment
1 Peter 2:11-12
Lexham English Bible
11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires which wage war against your[a] soul, 12 maintaining your good conduct among the Gentiles, so that in the things in which they slander you as evildoers, by seeing your good deeds they may glorify God on the day of visitation.
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- 1 Peter 2:11 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
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