Christian Standard Bible
1 Peter 4:3
3For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the Gentiles choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry.
1 Peter 4:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
- New International Version (NIV)For you have spent enough time in the past doing what pagans choose to do—living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing and detestable idolatry.
- English Standard Version (ESV)For the time that is past suffices for doing what the Gentiles want to do, living in sensuality, passions, drunkenness, orgies, drinking parties, and lawless idolatry.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For we have spent enough of our past lifetime in doing the will of the Gentiles—when we walked in lewdness, lusts, drunkenness, revelries, drinking parties, and abominable idolatries.
Context of 1 Peter 4:3
1Therefore, 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 — 2in order to live the remaining time in the flesh no longer for human desires, but for God’s will. For there has already been enough time spent in doing what the Gentiles choose to do: carrying on in unrestrained behavior, evil desires, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and lawless idolatry. 4They are surprised that you don’t join them in the same flood of wild living — and they slander you. 5They will give an account to the one who stands ready to judge the living and the dead.
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ἀρκετὸς γὰρ ὁ παρεληλυθὼς χρόνος τὸ βούλημα τῶν ἐθνῶν κατειργάσθαι πεπορευμένους ἐν ἀσελγείαις, ἐπιθυμίαις, οἰνοφλυγίαις, κώμοις, πότοις, καὶ ἀθεμίτοις εἰδωλολατρίαις·Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Forγάρgar · forG1063
- the timeχρόνοςchronos · timeG5550
- pastπαρέρχομαιparerchomai · to pass byG3928
- ofβίοςbios · lifeG979
- may sufficeἀρκετόςarketos · sufficientG713
- usἐγώegō · I/weG1473
- to have wroughtκατεργάζομαιkatergazomai · to workout/produceG2716
- the willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307
- of the Gentilesἔθνοςethnos · GentilesG1484
- when we walkedπορεύωporeuomai · to travelG4198
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- lasciviousnessἀσέλγειαaselgeia · debaucheryG766
- lustsἐπιθυμίαepithumia · desireG1939
- excess of wineοἰνοφλυγίαoinophlugia · drunkennessG3632
- revellingsκῶμοςkōmos · orgyG2970
- banquetingsπότοςpotos · carousingG4224
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- abominableἀθέμιτοςathemitos · unlawfulG111
- idolatriesεἰδωλολατρείαeidōlolatreia · idolatryG1495
Cross-references for 1 Peter 4:3
- Ezekiel 44:6“Say to the rebellious people, the house of Israel, ‘This is what the Lord God says: I have had enough of all your detestable practices, house of Israel.
- Ezekiel 45:9“This is what the Lord God says: You have gone too far, princes of Israel! Put away violence and oppression and do what is just and right. Put an end to your evictions of my people.” This is the declaration of the Lord God.
- Acts 17:30“Therefore, having overlooked the times of ignorance, God now commands all people everywhere to repent,
- Romans 8:12So then, brothers and sisters, we are not obligated to the flesh to live according to the flesh,
- 1 Corinthians 6:11And some of you used to be like this. But you were washed, you were sanctified, you were justified in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ and by the Spirit of our God.
- 1 Peter 1:14As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance.
- Deuteronomy 12:30be careful not to be ensnared by their ways after they have been destroyed before you. Do not inquire about their gods, asking, ‘How did these nations worship their gods? I’ll also do the same.’
- Romans 1:20For his invisible attributes, that is, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen since the creation of the world, being understood through what he has made. As a result, people are without excuse.
- Ephesians 2:2in which you previously walked according to the ways of this world, according to the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit now working in the disobedient.
- Ephesians 4:17Therefore, I say this and testify in the Lord: You should no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thoughts.
- 1 Thessalonians 4:5not with lustful passions, like the Gentiles, who don’t know God.
- Mark 7:22adulteries, greed, evil actions, deceit, self-indulgence, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
- 2 Corinthians 12:21I fear that when I come my God will again humiliate me in your presence, and I will grieve for many who sinned before and have not repented of the moral impurity, sexual immorality, and sensuality they practiced.
- Galatians 5:19Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, moral impurity, promiscuity,
- Ephesians 4:19They became callous and gave themselves over to promiscuity for the practice of every kind of impurity with a desire for more and more.
- Jude 1:4For some people, who were designated for this judgment long ago, have come in by stealth; they are ungodly, turning the grace of our God into sensuality and denying Jesus Christ, our only Master and Lord.
Commentaries on 1 Peter 4:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3The time past of our life - This is a complete epitome of the Gentile or heathen state, and a proof that those had been Gentiles to whom the apostle wrote. They walked in lasciviousness, · every species of lechery, lewdness, and impurity. In lusts, · strong irregular appetites, and desires of all kinds. In excess of wine, · wine, and , to be hot, or to boil; to be inflamed with wine; they were in continual debauches. In revellings, · lascivious feastings…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3For the time past of our life may suffice us - “We have spent sufficient time in indulging ourselves, and following our wicked propensities, and we should hereafter live in a different manner.” This does not mean that it was ever proper thus to live, but that, as we would say, “we have had enough of these things; we have tried them; there is no reason why we should indulge in them any more.” An expression quite similar to this occurs in Horace - Lusisti…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3the Gentiles: Peter uses this term from his Jewish background to describe those non-Jews who do not have a relationship with God.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. may suffice--Greek, "is sufficient." Peter takes the lowest ground: for not even the past time ought to have been wasted in lust; but since you cannot recall it, at least lay out the future to better account. us--omitted in oldest manuscripts. wrought--Greek, "wrought out." Gentiles--heathen: which many of you were. when, &c.--"walking as ye have done [Alford] in lasciviousness"; the Greek means petulant, immodest, wantonness, unbridled conduct: not so…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Peter 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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