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Forasmuch then as[G3767]Christ[G5547] hath suffered[G3958]for[G5228]us[G2257]in[G1722] the flesh[G4561], arm[G3695]yourselves[G5210]likewise[G2532] with the same[G846]mind[G1771]: for[G3754] he that hath suffered[G3958]in[G1722] the flesh[G4561] hath ceased[G3973] from sin[G266];
2That[G1519]he[G980] no longer[G3371] should live[G980] the rest[G1954] of his time[G5550]in[G1722] the flesh[G4561] to the lusts[G1939] of men[G444], but[G235] to the will[G2307] of God[G2316].
3For[G1063] the time[G5550]past[G3928] of our life[G979] may suffice[G713]us[G2254] to have wrought[G2716] the will[G2307] of the Gentiles[G1484], when we walked[G4198]in[G1722]lasciviousness[G766], lusts[G1939], excess of wine[G3632], revellings[G2970], banquetings[G4224], and[G2532]abominable[G111]idolatries[G1495]:
4Wherein[G1722] they think it strange[G3579] that ye[G5216]run[G4936]not[G3361] with them to[G1519] the same[G846]excess[G401]of[G987]riot[G810], speaking evil of[G987] you:
5Who[G3739] shall give[G591]account[G3056] to him that is[G2192]ready[G2093] to judge[G2919] the quick[G2198]and[G2532] the dead[G3498].
6For[G1063]for[G1519] this cause[G5124] was the gospel preached[G2097]also[G2532]to[G2596] them that[G2443] are dead[G3498], that[G2443] they might be judged[G2919] according to[G2596]men[G444] in the flesh[G4561], but[G1161]live[G2198] according to[G2596]God[G2316] in the spirit[G4151].
7But[G1161] the end[G5056] of all things[G3956] is at hand[G1448]: be ye[G4993]therefore[G3767]sober[G4993], and[G2532]watch[G3525]unto[G1519]prayer[G4335].
8And[G1161]above[G4253] all things[G3956]have[G2192]fervent[G1618]charity[G26]among[G1519]yourselves[G1438]: for[G3754]charity[G26] shall cover[G2572] the multitude[G4128] of sins[G266].
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Use hospitality[G5382] one to another[G1519]without[G427]grudging[G1112].
10As[G2531] every man[G1538] hath received[G2983] the gift[G5486], even so minister[G1247] the same[G846] one to another[G1519], as[G5613]good[G2570]stewards[G3623] of the manifold[G4164]grace[G5485] of God[G2316].
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If any man[G1536]speak[G2980], let him speak[G2980]as[G5613] the oracles[G3051]of[G1537]God[G2316]; if any man[G1536]minister[G1247], let him do it as[G5613]of[G1537] the ability[G2479]which[G3739]God[G2316]giveth[G5524]: that[G2443]God[G2316]in[G1722] all things[G3956] may be[G2076]glorified[G1392]through[G1223]Jesus[G2424]Christ[G5547], to whom[G3739]be[G2076]praise[G1391]and[G2532]dominion[G2904]for[G1519]ever[G165]and[G2532]ever[G165]. Amen[G281].
12Beloved[G27], think it[G3579]not[G3361]strange[G3579] concerning the[G5213] fiery trial[G4451]which[G1722]is[G1096]to[G4314]try[G3986]you[G5213], as[G5613] though some strange[G3579]thing[G3581]happened[G4819] unto you[G5213]:
13But[G235]rejoice[G5463], inasmuch as[G2526] ye are partakers[G2841] of Christ's sufferings[G3804]; that[G2443], when[G1722]his[G846]glory[G1391] shall be revealed[G602], ye may be glad[G5463]also[G2532] with exceeding joy[G21].
14If[G1487] ye be reproached[G3679]for[G1722] the name[G3686]of[G987]Christ[G5547], happy[G3107] are ye; for[G3754] the spirit[G4151]of[G987]glory[G1391]and[G2532]of[G987]God[G2316]resteth[G373]upon[G1909]you[G5209]: on[G2596] their part[G846] he is evil spoken of[G987], but[G1161]on[G3303] your part[G5209] he is glorified[G1392].
15But[G1063]let[G3958]none[G3361] of you[G5216]suffer[G3958]as[G5613] a murderer[G5406], or[G2228]as[G5613] a thief[G2812], or[G2228]as[G5613] an evildoer[G2555], or[G2228]as[G5613] a busybody in other men's matters[G244].
16Yet[G1161]if[G1487] any man suffer as[G5613] a Christian[G5546], let him[G153]not[G3361] be ashamed[G153]; but[G1161] let him[G153]glorify[G1392]God[G2316]on[G1722]this[G5129]behalf[G3313].
17For[G3754] the time[G2540] is come that judgment[G2917] must begin[G756]at[G575] the house[G3624] of God[G2316]: and[G1161]if[G1487] it first[G4412]begin[G756]at[G575]us[G2257], what[G5101] shall the end[G5056] be of them that obey not[G544] the gospel[G2098] of God?[G2316]
18And[G2532]if[G1487] the righteous[G1342]scarcely[G3433] be saved[G4982], where[G4226]shall[G5316] the ungodly[G765]and[G2532] the sinner[G268]appear?[G5316]
19Wherefore[G5620]let[G3908] them that suffer[G3958] according to[G2596] the will[G2307] of God[G2316] commit the keeping[G3908] of their[G1438]souls[G5590]to[G2596] him in[G1722] well doing[G16], as[G5613] unto a faithful[G4103]Creator[G2939].