# 1 Peter 4

> Lumin Translation

Source: https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-peter/4

Lumin’s own translation, drafted with AI from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, checked verse by verse against them, and approved by Lumin. Brackets mark verses not found in the earliest manuscripts.

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1. So, since Christ suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same way of thinking, because whoever has suffered in the flesh is finished with sin,
2. so that you no longer live the rest of your time in the flesh for human desires, but for the will of God.
3. For you have spent enough time in the past doing what the Gentiles like to do: living in sensuality, lust, drunkenness, wild parties, drinking bouts, and lawless idolatry.
4. They are surprised that you no longer join them in the same flood of reckless living, and they slander you.
5. But they will have to give an account to him who is ready to judge the living and the dead.
6. For this is why the gospel was proclaimed even to those who are dead, so that although they were judged in the flesh in the eyes of people, they might live in the spirit in the eyes of God.
7. The end of all things is near. So be clear-minded and self-controlled, so that you can pray.
8. Above all, keep loving one another deeply, because love covers a multitude of sins.
9. Show hospitality to one another without grumbling.
10. Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve one another, as good stewards of God’s grace in its many forms.
11. Whoever speaks should speak as one who speaks the very words of God. Whoever serves should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.
12. Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you.
13. But rejoice to the extent that you share in the sufferings of Christ, so that you may also rejoice and be glad when his glory is revealed.
14. If you are insulted because of the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, the Spirit of God, rests on you.
15. For none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or evildoer, or as a meddler.
16. But if anyone suffers as a Christian, they should not be ashamed, but should glorify God because they bear that name.
17. For it is time for judgment to begin with the household of God. And if it begins first with us, what will the outcome be for those who do not obey the gospel of God?
18. And if it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will become of the ungodly and the sinner?
19. So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to a faithful Creator and continue to do good.

## Nearby chapters

[1 Peter 3](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-peter/3.md)
[1 Peter 5](https://www.lumin.faith/read/1-peter/5.md)

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