1 Peter 2:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;”
1 Peter 2:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Peter 2:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Peter 2:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,”
1 Peter 2:11 — World English Bible
1 Peter 2:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;”
1 Peter 2:11 — American Standard Version
1 Peter 2:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Beloved, I call upon <FI>you<Fi> , as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,”
1 Peter 2:11 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Peter 2:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Beloved, I exhort [you], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;”
1 Peter 2:11 — Darby Translation
1 Peter 2:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Dearely beloued, I beseeche you, as strangers and pilgrims, abstaine from fleshly lusts, which fight against the soule,”
1 Peter 2:11 — Geneva Bible
1 Peter 2:11 in Context — 1 Peter 2
9 Mas vosotros sois linaje escogido, real sacerdocio, gente santa, pueblo adquirido, para que anunciéis las virtudes de aquel que os ha llamado de las tinieblas á su luz admirable:
10 Vosotros, que en el tiempo pasado no erais pueblo, mas ahora sois pueblo de Dios; que en el tiempo pasado no habíais alcanzado misericordia, mas ahora habéis alcanzado misericordia.
11 Amados, yo os ruego como á extranjeros y peregrinos, os abstengáis de los deseos carnales que batallan contra el alma,
12 Teniendo vuestra conversación honesta entre los Gentiles; para que, en lo que ellos murmuran de vosotros como de malhechores, glorifiquen á Dios en el día de la visitación, estimándoos por las buenas obras.
13 Sed pues sujetos á toda ordenación humana por respeto á Dios: ya sea al rey, como á superior;
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What Does 1 Peter 2:11 Mean?
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