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| | |Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; | | |Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; |
| − | | | + | |Just as Christ has physically suffered for us, accept the same approach: for He who suffers physically is released from sin. |
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| | |That he no longer should live the rest of [his] time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. | | |That he no longer should live the rest of [his] time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. |
| − | | | + | |So that he no longer lives out his life in the physical lusts of men, but abides by God's will. |
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| | |For the time past of [our] life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: | | |For the time past of [our] life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: |
| − | | | + | |We have moved beyond our pasts when we imitated the Gentiles by pursuing lasciviousness, lusts, drunkenness, partying, feasting, and hateful idolatries. |
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| | |Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with [them] to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of [you]: | | |Wherein they think it strange that ye run not with [them] to the same excess of riot, speaking evil of [you]: |
| − | | | + | |They ostracize you if you do not pursue the same riotous living, and will speak badly about you; |
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| | ==Chapter 5== | | ==Chapter 5== |