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1 Peter 2:11 — King James Version← Study notes

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


1 Peter 2:11Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Peter 2:1115 words
GreekMeaning
ἈγαπητοίAgapētoi
BelovedadjectiveG27
παρακαλῶparakalō
I exhort youverbG3870
ὡςhōs
asprepositionG5613
παροίκουςparoikous
aliensadjectiveG3941
καὶkai
andwordG2532
παρεπιδήμουςparepidēmous
sojournersadjectiveG3927
ἀπέχεσθαιapechesthai
to abstainverbG568
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
σαρκικῶνsarkikōn
from fleshlyadjectiveG4559
ἐπιθυμιῶνepithymiōn
desiresnounG1939
αἵτινεςhaitines
whichrelative pronounG3748
στρατεύονταιstrateuontai
warverbG4754
κατὰkata
againstprepositionG2596
τῆςtēs
thearticleG3588
ψυχῆςpsychēs
soulnounG5590
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 Peter 2:11

In like manner, let the young men also be blameless in all things, being especially careful to preserve purity, and keeping themselves in, as with a bridle, from every kind of evil. For it is well that they should be cut off from the lusts that are in the world, since every lust wars against the spirit; 1 Peter 2:11 and neither fornicators, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, shall inherit the kingdom of God, 1 Corinthians 6:9-10 nor those who do things…

Polycarp · 2nd century · Epistle to the Philippians, 5
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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