1 Peter 2:11

King James Version (KJV)

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

Translations

1 Peter 2:11 - Amplified Bible

Beloved, I implore you as aliens and strangers {and} exiles [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges (the evil desires, the passions of the flesh, your lower nature) that wage war against the soul.

1 Peter 2:11 - American Standard Version

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

1 Peter 2:11 - 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;

1 Peter 2:11 - Darby Bible

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

1 Peter 2:11 - English Standard Version

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

1 Peter 2:11 - King James Version

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

1 Peter 2:11 - La Biblia de las Americas

Amados, os ruego como a extranjeros y peregrinos, que os abstengáis de las pasiones carnales que combaten contra el alma.

1 Peter 2:11 - The Message

Friends, this world is not your home, so don’t make yourselves cozy in it. Don’t indulge your ego at the expense of your soul. Live an exemplary life among the natives so that your actions will refute their prejudices. Then they’ll be won over to God’s side and be there to join in the celebration when he arrives.

1 Peter 2:11 - New American Standard Bible

Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.

1 Peter 2:11 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Amados, les ruego como a extranjeros y peregrinos, que se abstengan de las pasiones carnales que combaten contra el alma.

1 Peter 2:11 - World English Bible

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

1 Peter 2:11 - Young's Living Translation

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

1 Peter 2:11 - Additional Comments

We are aliens, strangers, to this world. This is not our home. One day we will go there. See John 14:23, 2 Cor 5:1.

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