1 Peter 2:11
1 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 2
“Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;”1 Peter 2:11
What Does 1 Peter 2:11 Mean?
1 Peter 2:11 is found in the book of 1 Peter, chapter 2, verse 11 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Purity, Self-Control, Marriage, and Temptation.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Peter 2:11 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Timothy 2:22“Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart.”2 Corinthians 7:1“Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.”Galatians 5:16“This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.”Philippians 2:12“Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.”1 John 2:15“Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”James 4:1“From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members?”Romans 13:14“But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.”Romans 8:13“For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.”1 Corinthians 6:18“Flee fornication. Every sin that a man doeth is without the body; but he that committeth fornication sinneth against his own body.”1 Corinthians 9:27“But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.”James 1:21“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.”Galatians 5:24“And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.”Colossians 3:5“Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry:”1 Peter 4:2“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.”Hebrews 11:13“These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth.”1 John 2:16“For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”1 Chronicles 29:15“For we are strangers before thee, and sojourners, as were all our fathers: our days on the earth are as a shadow, and there is none abiding.”Psalms 39:12“Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear unto my cry; hold not thy peace at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.”Romans 12:1“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.”Romans 13:13“Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in strife and envying.”
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