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For if you have suffered physically for Christ, you have finished with sin. <a href="/esv/1_peter/4.htm">English Standard Version</a> Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, for whoever has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, <a href="/bsb/1_peter/4.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin. <a href="/blb/1_peter/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore Christ having suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same mind, because the one having suffered in the flesh is done with sin, <a href="/kjv/1_peter/4.htm">King James Bible</a> 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; <a href="/nkjv/1_peter/4.htm">New King James Version</a> Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind, for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, <a href="/nasb_/1_peter/4.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, <a href="/nasb/1_peter/4.htm">NASB 1995</a> Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, <a href="/nasb77/1_peter/4.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose, because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, <a href="/lsb/1_peter/4.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Therefore, since Christ has suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same purpose—because he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin— <a href="/amp/1_peter/4.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh [and died for us], arm yourselves [like warriors] with the same purpose [being willing to suffer for doing what is right and pleasing God], because whoever has suffered in the flesh [being like-minded with Christ] is done with [intentional] sin [having stopped pleasing the world], <a href="/csb/1_peter/4.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same understanding —because the one who suffers in the flesh is finished with sin — <a href="/hcsb/1_peter/4.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, equip yourselves also with the same resolve—because the one who suffered in the flesh has finished with sin— <a href="/asv/1_peter/4.htm">American Standard Version</a> Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; <a href="/cev/1_peter/4.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Christ suffered here on earth. Now you must be ready to suffer as he did, because suffering shows that you have stopped sinning. <a href="/erv/1_peter/4.htm">English Revised Version</a> Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm ye yourselves also with the same mind; for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin; <a href="/gwt/1_peter/4.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Since Christ has suffered physically, take the same attitude that he had. (A person who has suffered physically no longer sins.) <a href="/gnt/1_peter/4.htm">Good News Translation</a> Since Christ suffered physically, you too must strengthen yourselves with the same way of thinking that he had; because whoever suffers physically is no longer involved with sin. <a href="/isv/1_peter/4.htm">International Standard Version</a> Therefore, since the Messiah suffered in a mortal body, you, too, must arm yourselves with the same determination, because the person who has suffered in a mortal body has stopped sinning, <a href="/msb/1_peter/4.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in His body, arm yourselves with the same resolve, because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin. <a href="/net/1_peter/4.htm">NET Bible</a> So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same attitude, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin, <a href="/nheb/1_peter/4.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Forasmuch then as Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin; <a href="/wbt/1_peter/4.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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; <a href="/wey/1_peter/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Since, then, Christ has suffered in the flesh, you also must arm yourselves with a determination to do the same--because he who has suffered in the flesh has done with sin-- <a href="/web/1_peter/4.htm">World English Bible</a> Therefore, since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_peter/4.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same mind, because he who suffered in the flesh has finished [with] sin, <a href="/blb/1_peter/4.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> Therefore Christ having suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same mind, because the one having suffered in the flesh is done with sin, <a href="/ylt/1_peter/4.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> Christ, then, having suffered for us in the flesh, ye also with the same mind arm yourselves, because he who did suffer in the flesh hath done with sin, <a href="/slt/1_peter/4.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Therefore Christ having suffered for us in the flesh, also arm ye yourselves with the same mind: (for he having suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;)<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_peter/4.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Christ therefore having suffered in the flesh, be you also armed with the same thought: for he that hath suffered in the flesh, hath ceased from sins: <a href="/cpdv/1_peter/4.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Since Christ has suffered in the flesh, you also should be armed with the same intention. For he who suffers in the flesh desists from sin, <a href="/nabre/1_peter/4.htm">New American Bible</a> Therefore, since Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same attitude (for whoever suffers in the flesh has broken with sin), <a href="/nrsvce/1_peter/4.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Since therefore Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same intention (for whoever has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin),<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_peter/4.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> FORASMUCH then as Christ has suffered for you in the flesh, arm yourselves also with this very thought; he who subdues his body ceases from all sin; <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_peter/4.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> If therefore The Messiah has suffered in your place in the flesh, be you also equipped with the same mind, for everyone who has died in his body has ceased from all sins;<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/1_peter/4.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Since, then, Christ has suffered for us in the flesh, do you also arm yourselves with the same determination; for he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin, <a href="/godbey/1_peter/4.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> Therefore Christ having suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same mind: because the one having suffered in carnality has ceased from sin; <a href="/haweis/1_peter/4.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> CHRIST then having suffered for us in the flesh, be ye also in mind armed for the same conflict: for he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sinning; <a href="/mace/1_peter/4.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Since then Christ has with respect to his mortal nature died for us, arm yourselves with this reflection, that he, who is dead with respect to sensuality, has renounced sin; <a href="/wey/1_peter/4.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Since, then, Christ has suffered in the flesh, you also must arm yourselves with a determination to do the same--because he who has suffered in the flesh has done with sin-- <a href="/worrell/1_peter/4.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> Christ, therefore, having suffered in flesh, do ye also arm yourselves with the same mind; because he who suffered in flesh has ceased from sin; <a href="/worsley/1_peter/4.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> Seeing therefore Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same thought, that he, who hath mortified the flesh, hath ceased from sin; <a href="/parallel/1_peter/4-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1h9-AlUcaGE?start=708" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_peter/4.htm">Living for God's Glory</a> 1<a href="/greek/3767.htm" title="3767: oun (Conj) -- Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly.">Therefore, since</a> <a href="/greek/5547.htm" title="5547: Christou (N-GMS) -- Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus.">Christ</a> <a href="/greek/3958.htm" title="3958: pathontos (V-APA-GMS) -- I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer. ">suffered</a> <a href="/greek/4561.htm" title="4561: sarki (N-DFS) -- Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. ">in His body,</a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymeis (PPro-N2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou."></a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3695.htm" title="3695: hoplisasthe (V-AMM-2P) -- To make ready, arm, equip. From hoplon; to equip (middle voice and figuratively).">arm yourselves with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">same</a> <a href="/greek/1771.htm" title="1771: ennoian (N-AFS) -- From a compound of en and nous; thoughtfulness, i.e. Moral understanding.">resolve,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">because</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: ho (Art-NMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">anyone who</a> <a href="/greek/3958.htm" title="3958: pathōn (V-APA-NMS) -- I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer. ">has suffered</a> <a href="/greek/4561.htm" title="4561: sarki (N-DFS) -- Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. ">in his body</a> <a href="/greek/3973.htm" title="3973: pepautai (V-RIM/P-3S) -- A primary verb; to stop, i.e. Restrain, quit, desist, come to an end.">is done with</a> <a href="/greek/266.htm" title="266: hamartias (N-GFS) -- From hamartano; a sin.">sin.</a> 2Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/6-6.htm">Romans 6:6-7</a> We know that our old self was crucified with Him so that the body of sin might be rendered powerless, that we should no longer be slaves to sin. / For anyone who has died has been freed from sin. <a href="/galatians/2-20.htm">Galatians 2:20</a> I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me. <a href="/colossians/3-3.htm">Colossians 3:3-5</a> For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. / When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. / Put to death, therefore, the components of your earthly nature: sexual immorality, impurity, lust, evil desires, and greed, which is idolatry. <a href="/romans/8-13.htm">Romans 8:13</a> For if you live according to the flesh, you will die; but if by the Spirit you put to death the deeds of the body, you will live. <a href="/2_corinthians/5-14.htm">2 Corinthians 5:14-15</a> For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that One died for all, therefore all died. / And He died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died for them and was raised again. <a href="/philippians/1-29.htm">Philippians 1:29</a> For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, <a href="/hebrews/12-3.htm">Hebrews 12:3-4</a> Consider Him who endured such hostility from sinners, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart. / In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood. <a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11-13</a> Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes. / For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this world’s darkness, and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. / Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand. <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. <a href="/1_corinthians/15-31.htm">1 Corinthians 15:31</a> I face death every day, brothers, as surely as I boast about you in Christ Jesus our Lord. <a href="/matthew/16-24.htm">Matthew 16:24</a> Then Jesus told His disciples, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross and follow Me. <a href="/luke/9-23.htm">Luke 9:23</a> Then Jesus said to all of them, “If anyone wants to come after Me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow Me. <a href="/john/15-18.htm">John 15:18-20</a> If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. <a href="/2_timothy/2-11.htm">2 Timothy 2:11-12</a> This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him; / if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us; <a href="/isaiah/53-3.htm">Isaiah 53:3-5</a> He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. / Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. / But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>For as much then as Christ has suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves likewise with the same mind: for he that has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;Christ.<a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">1 Peter 3:18</a> For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:arm.<a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12-14</a> The night is far spent, the day is at hand: let us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armour of light… <a href="/philippians/2-5.htm">Philippians 2:5</a> Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus:<a href="/hebrews/12-3.htm">Hebrews 12:3</a> For consider him that endured such contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be wearied and faint in your minds.for.<a href="/romans/6-2.htm">Romans 6:2,7,11</a> God forbid. How shall we, that are dead to sin, live any longer therein? … <a href="/galatians/2-20.htm">Galatians 2:20</a> I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.<a href="/galatians/5-24.htm">Galatians 5:24</a> And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.ceased.<a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16</a> Wash you, make you clean; put away the evil of your doings from before mine eyes; cease to do evil;<a href="/ezekiel/16-41.htm">Ezekiel 16:41</a> And they shall burn thine houses with fire, and execute judgments upon thee in the sight of many women: and I will cause thee to cease from playing the harlot, and thou also shalt give no hire any more.<a href="/hebrews/4-10.htm">Hebrews 4:10</a> For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God did from his.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/acts/26-1.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/james/2-1.htm">Attitude</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">Body</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-2.htm">Ceased</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">Death</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Determination</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-18.htm">Forasmuch</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-8.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-17.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/james/5-6.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-17.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-10.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-13.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/revelation/20-1.htm">Arm</a> <a href="/genesis/31-2.htm">Attitude</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-6.htm">Body</a> <a href="/genesis/2-3.htm">Ceased</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-11.htm">Christ</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-1.htm">Death</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-8.htm">Determination</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-2.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/18-5.htm">Forasmuch</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-6.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-5.htm">Likewise</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-7.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-2.htm">Purpose</a> <a href="/1_john/2-10.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-14.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-15.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/1_peter/5-10.htm">Suffered</a> <a href="/genesis/18-12.htm">Thought</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-7.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">1 Peter 4</div>1. <a href="/1_peter/4-1.htm">He exhorts them to cease from sin and live fore God,</a> 12. <a href="/1_peter/4-12.htm">and comforts them against persecution.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_peter/4.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_peter/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_peter/4.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Therefore, since Christ suffered in His body This phrase connects to the broader context of Christ's suffering, particularly His crucifixion, which is central to Christian theology. The use of "therefore" indicates a conclusion drawn from previous teachings, specifically the redemptive suffering of Christ (<a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm">1 Peter 3:18</a>). The physical suffering of Jesus is a fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, such as <a href="/isaiah/53.htm">Isaiah 53</a>, which speaks of the suffering servant. This suffering was not only physical but also spiritual, as He bore the sins of humanity. The geographical context of Christ's suffering includes locations like Gethsemane and Golgotha, which are significant in the narrative of His passion.arm yourselves with the same resolve The metaphor of arming oneself suggests preparation for battle, indicating that believers are to adopt a mindset of readiness and determination. This resolve is akin to the mindset of Christ, who willingly endured suffering for a greater purpose. The call to "arm yourselves" implies a proactive stance in the face of trials, echoing <a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11-17</a>, where believers are instructed to put on the full armor of God. The cultural context of the early church involved persecution, making this exhortation particularly relevant as believers faced hostility for their faith.because anyone who has suffered in his body is done with sin This phrase suggests a transformative aspect of suffering, where enduring physical trials can lead to a break from sin. The idea is not that suffering itself purifies, but that it can lead to a deeper reliance on God and a rejection of sinful behaviors. This concept is linked to <a href="/romans/6-6.htm">Romans 6:6-7</a>, where Paul speaks of being crucified with Christ and no longer being slaves to sin. Historically, early Christians often faced persecution, and their willingness to suffer for their faith was seen as evidence of their commitment to Christ and a life free from sin. Theologically, this reflects the sanctification process, where believers grow in holiness through trials.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a> The apostle Peter, one of Jesus' closest disciples, is the author of this epistle. He writes to encourage and instruct believers facing persecution. 2. <a href="/topical/c/christ.htm">Christ</a> Refers to Jesus Christ, whose suffering and sacrifice are central to the message of this passage. His example is the model for Christian living. 3. <a href="/topical/b/believers.htm">Believers</a> The recipients of Peter's letter, who are experiencing trials and are encouraged to adopt the mindset of Christ in their suffering.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/e/embrace_christ's_mindset.htm">Embrace Christ's Mindset</a> Believers are called to adopt the same resolve as Christ in facing suffering. This involves a conscious decision to live for God's will rather than human desires. <a href="/topical/s/suffering_as_a_path_to_holiness.htm">Suffering as a Path to Holiness</a> Suffering in the body can lead to a break from sin, as it refines and purifies believers, drawing them closer to God's purposes. <a href="/topical/a/arm_yourself_spiritually.htm">Arm Yourself Spiritually</a> Just as soldiers prepare for battle, Christians must equip themselves with spiritual resolve and readiness to face trials, using Christ's example as their guide. <a href="/topical/v/victory_over_sin.htm">Victory Over Sin</a> The passage suggests that enduring suffering with the right mindset can lead to a life that is increasingly free from the power of sin. <a href="/topical/c/community_support.htm">Community Support</a> Believers are encouraged to support one another in suffering, fostering a community that reflects Christ's love and perseverance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_peter_4.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Peter 4</a> <a href="/q/how_does_pain_erase_moral_wrongdoing.htm">If (1 Peter 4:1) claims suffering in the flesh frees one from sin, how can physical pain alone remove moral wrongdoing? </a> <a href="/q/does_1_peter_4_6_imply_a_second_chance.htm">When (1 Peter 4:6) says the gospel was preached to the dead, doesn’t this contradict passages suggesting no second chance after death? </a> <a href="/q/does_1_peter_4_8_conflict_with_salvation_texts.htm">Does (1 Peter 4:8) saying 'love covers a multitude of sins' conflict with other texts that emphasize salvation only through Christ's atonement?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_christ_'becoming_sin'_fit_justice.htm">2 Corinthians 5:21 - How does Christ 'becoming sin' fit logically with the concept of personal responsibility and justice?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_peter/4.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>IV.(1) Forasmuch then . . .--Literally, a participial phrase: Christ, then, having suffered in (or, to) the flesh--i.e., so far as the flesh is concerned. The reference is to the words "killed in (or, to) the flesh" in <a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm" title="For Christ also has once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:">1Peter 3:18</a>, to which the word "then" takes us back. It is difficult to decide about the right of the words "for us" to stand in the text. Tischendorf and Lachmann strike them out, and they are probably right in doing so. The authority for the reading "for you" is nearly as strong; but in fact neither is wanted here, as the point is not the atoning character of Christ's death, but the death itself.Arm yourselves likewise with the same mind.--Or rather, with the same conception. It does not mean merely "put yourselves into the same disposition:" that is, "resolve to die with Him." Though the word which is here rendered "mind" may possibly bear the meaning "intent" assigned to it in <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm" title="For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.">Hebrews 4:12</a> (the only other place in the New Testament where it occurs), the more natural and common sense is that of conception, notion, view. Christ is therefore said to have been "armed" with a particular "conception" or "view," which He found to be sufficient shield in the day of suffering; and we are exhorted to try the same defensive armour. The "view" which Christ found so efficacious was the view He took of the "suffering" itself. What that view was is forthwith explained.For he that hath suffered in the flesh . . .--Rather, that he that hath suffered to the flesh is at rest from, sin. This is the "view" which we are to take. The thought is probably derived from <a href="/romans/6-7.htm" title="For he that is dead is freed from sin.">Romans 6:7</a>. The death of the body puts a stop (at any rate, for the redeemed) to any further possibility of sin. Welcome, death! A slight difficulty is caused by the implied fact that Christ, too, in dying "ceased from sin." But the Greek word for "hath ceased" literally means hath been caused to rest, St. Peter using expressly (for the only time in the New Testament) that part of the verb which does not mean a voluntary cessation from what one was doing before, but a pause imposed from without. And that Christ looked upon His death as a boon of rest from sin (it does not say from sinning) is not only a true and impressive thought, but is fully justified by <a href="/romans/6-10.htm" title="For in that he died, he died to sin once: but in that he lives, he lives to God.">Romans 6:10</a>, "He died unto sin," and even by His cry, "It is finished." Whatever harshness there is in the thought is much softened by the fact that St. Peter names it as the view we are to take, not directly as the view He took; so that it admits of some adjustment when applied to Him. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_peter/4.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 1. - Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us in the flesh. St. Peter returns, after the digression of <a href="/1_peter/3-19.htm">1 Peter 3:19-22</a>, to the great subject of Christ's example. The words "for us" are omitted in some ancient manuscripts; they express a great truth already dwelt upon in <a href="/1_peter/2.htm">1 Peter 2</a>. and 3. Here the apostle is insisting upon the example of Christ, not on the atoning efficacy of his death. Arm yourselves likewise with the same mind. The word rendered "mind" (ἔννοια) is more exactly "thought" (comp. <a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a>, the only other place where it occurs in the New Testament); but it certainly has sometimes the force of "intention, resolve." The Christian must be like his Mustier; he must arm himself with the great thought, the holy resolve, which was in the mind of Christ - the thought that suffering borne in faith frees us from the power of sin, the resolve to suffer patiently according to the will of God. That thought, which can be made our own only by faith, is the Christian's shield; we are to arm ourselves with it against the assaults of the evil one (comp. <a href="/romans/13-12.htm">Romans 13:12</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4</a>; <a href="/ephesians/6-11.htm">Ephesians 6:11</a>). For he that hath suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin. The thought is that of <a href="/romans/6-6.htm">Romans 6:6-11</a>. Some translate the conjunction ὅτι, "that," and understand it as giving the content of the ἔννοια: "Arm yourselves with the thought that," etc.; but this does not give so good a sense, and would seem to require ταύτην rather than τὴν αὐτήν ( " this thought," rather than "the same thought." Some, again, understand this clause of Christ; but this seems a mistake. The apostle spoke first of the Master; now he turns to the disciple. Take, he says, for your amour the thoughts which filled the sacred heart of Christ - the thought that suffering in the flesh is not, as the world counts it, an unmixed evil, but often a deep blessing; for, or because, he that suffered in the flesh hath ceased from sin. If, when we are called to suffer, we offer up our sufferings to Christ who suffered for us, and unite our sufferings with his by faith in him, then those sufferings, thus sanctified, destroy the power of sin, and make us cease from sin (comp. <a href="/romans/6-10.htm">Romans 6:10</a>). <a href="/commentaries/1_peter/4-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Therefore, since οὖν (oun) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3767.htm">Strong's 3767: </a> Therefore, then. Apparently a primary word; certainly, or accordingly. Christ Χριστοῦ (Christou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_5547.htm">Strong's 5547: </a> Anointed One; the Messiah, the Christ. From chrio; Anointed One, i.e. The Messiah, an epithet of Jesus. suffered παθόντος (pathontos) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3958.htm">Strong's 3958: </a> I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer. in [His] body, σαρκὶ (sarki) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4561.htm">Strong's 4561: </a> Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. arm yourselves with ὁπλίσασθε (hoplisasthe) Verb - Aorist Imperative Middle - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3695.htm">Strong's 3695: </a> To make ready, arm, equip. From hoplon; to equip (middle voice and figuratively). the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. same αὐτὴν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. resolve, ἔννοιαν (ennoian) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1771.htm">Strong's 1771: </a> From a compound of en and nous; thoughtfulness, i.e. Moral understanding. because ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. anyone who ὁ (ho) Article - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. has suffered παθὼν (pathōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3958.htm">Strong's 3958: </a> I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer. [in his] body σαρκὶ (sarki) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_4561.htm">Strong's 4561: </a> Flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred. is done with πέπαυται (pepautai) Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3973.htm">Strong's 3973: </a> A primary verb; to stop, i.e. Restrain, quit, desist, come to an end. sin. ἁμαρτίας (hamartias) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_266.htm">Strong's 266: </a> From hamartano; a sin. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_peter/4-1.htm">1 Peter 4:1 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-1.htm">NT Letters: 1 Peter 4:1 Forasmuch then as Christ suffered for us (1 Pet. 1P iP i Pet) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_peter/3-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Peter 3:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Peter 3:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_peter/4-2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Peter 4:2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Peter 4:2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>