in order to live the remaining time in the flesh, no longer for human desires,[a] but for God’s will.(A) For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the pagans choose to do:[b] carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires,(B) drunkenness, orgies,(C) carousing, and lawless idolatry. So they are surprised that you don’t plunge with them into the same flood[c] of wild living—and they slander you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 4:2 Lit for desires of human beings
  2. 1 Peter 4:3 Or Gentiles
  3. 1 Peter 4:4 Lit you don’t run with them into the same pouring out

As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires,(A) but rather for the will of God. For you have spent enough time in the past(B) doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.(C) They are surprised that you do not join them in their reckless, wild living, and they heap abuse on you.(D)

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