Keep Fervent in Your Love

4 Therefore, since ^(A)Christ has ^[a]suffered in the flesh, ^(B)arm yourselves also with the same purpose—because ^(C)he who has ^[b]suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin— ^2 (D)so as to no longer live ^(E)the rest of the time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the ^(F)will of God. ³ For ^(G)the time already past is sufficient for you to have worked out the desire of the Gentiles, ^[c](H)having pursued a course of sensuality, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties, and ^[d]abominable idolatries. ⁴ In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same excesses of ^(I)dissipation, ^(J)maligning you, ⁵ but they will give account to Him who is ready to judge ^(K)the living and the dead. ⁶ For to this ^(L)the gospel has been ^[e]proclaimed even to those who are now dead, so that though they were judged in the flesh as men, they live in the spirit according to the will of God.