1 Peter 4:1

“Since the Messiah then suffered in the flesh, you also arm yourselves with the same way of thinking, because the one who has suffered in the flesh has finished with sin,”

1 Peter 4:1 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Peter 4:1, word by word

Since the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

Where else “Christou” appears
sufferedπαθόντοςpathontos

suffer

Suffer, undergo.

Where else “pathontos” appears
in the fleshσαρκὶsarki

flesh

The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.

Where else “sarki” appears
arm yourselvesὁπλίσασθεhoplisasthe

arm oneself

Arm oneself, equip oneself with weapons.

Where else “hoplisasthe” appears
way of thinkingἔννοιανennoian

mindset

The attitude of mind with which one arms oneself.

Where else “ennoian” appears
has finishedπέπαυταιpepautai

stop, cease

Stop, cease, finish; in the active, make stop, keep from.

Where else “pepautai” appears
with sinἁμαρτίαςhamartias

sin

Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.

Where else “hamartias” appears

Translation note· on the manuscripts

Many manuscripts add “for us” after “suffered.”

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2so as to live the rest of your time in the flesh no longer for human desires but for the will of God.

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