New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 4:1-7

1ThereforeοὖνounG3767, sinceChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547hassufferedπαθόντοςpathontosG3958in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,armὁπλίσασθε,hoplisastheG3695yourselves alsoκαὶkaiG2532with the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846purposeἔννοιανennoianG1771,becauseὅτιhotiG3754he who hassufferedπαθὼνpathōnG3958in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561has ceasedπέπαυταιpepautaiG3973from sinἁμαρτίας·hamartiasG266,

2soεἰςeisG1519as to liveβιῶσαιbiōsaiG980the restἐπίλοιπονepiloiponG1954of the timeχρόνον.chrononG5550in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561noμηκέτιmēketiG3371longerG3371for the lustsἐπιθυμίαις,epithumiaisG1939of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444, but for thewillθελήματιthelēmatiG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3Forthe timeχρόνοςchronosG5550already pastπαρεληλυθὼςparelēluthōsG3928is sufficientἀρκετὸςarketosG713for youto have carriedκατειργάσθαιkateirgasthaiG2716out the desireβούλημαboulēmaG1013of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG1484,having pursuedG4198a courseG4198of sensualityἀσελγείαις,aselgeiaisG766,lustsἐπιθυμίαις,epithumiaisG1939,drunkennessοἰνοφλυγίαις,oinophlugiaisG3632,carousingκώμοις,kōmoisG2970,drinkingG4224partiesG4224andabominableἀθεμίτοιςathemitoisG111idolatriesεἰδωλολατρίαις·eidōlolatriaisG1495.

4In allthisᾧhōG3739,they are surprisedξενίζονταιxenizontaiG3579that you do not runσυντρεχόντωνsuntrechontōnG4936with theminto the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846excessesἀνάχυσινanachusinG401ofdissipationἀσωτίαςasōtiasG810, and theymalignβλασφημοῦντες,blasphēmountesG987you;

5but they will giveἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591accountλόγονlogonG3056to Him who is readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093to judgeκρῖναιkrinaiG2919the livingζῶνταςzōntasG2198and the deadνεκρούς.nekrousG3498.

6Forthe gospelG2097has for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose beenpreachedG2097evenκαὶkaiG2532to those who are deadνεκροῖςnekroisG3498,that thoughμὲνmenG3303they are judgedκριθῶσινkrithōsinG2919in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561as menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444,they may liveζῶσινzōsinG2198in the spiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151accordingG2596to the will ofGodθεὸνtheonG2316.

7The endτέλοςtelosG5056of allG3956thingsG3956is nearἤγγικεν·ēngikenG1448;thereforeοὖνounG3767,be of soundG4993judgmentG4993and soberνήψατεnēpsateG3525spirit for the purpose ofprayerπροσευχάς,proseuchasG4335.

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