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Forasmuch then asChrist hath sufferedforus in the flesh,armyourselveslikewise with the samemind:for he that hath sufferedin the flesh hath ceased from sin;
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Thathe no longer should live the rest of his timein the flesh to the lusts of men,but to the will of God.
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For the timepast of our life may sufficeus to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walkedinlasciviousness,lusts, excess of wine,revellings,banquetings,andabominableidolatries:
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Whereinthey think it strange that yerunnot with them to the sameexcess of riot, speaking evil of you:
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Who shall giveaccount to him that isready to judge the quickand the dead.
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Forfor this cause was the gospel preachedalso to them that are dead,that they might be judged* according tomen in the flesh,butlive according toGod in the spirit.
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But the end of all things is at hand: be yethereforesober, andwatchuntoprayer.
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Andabove all thingshaveferventcharityamongyourselves:forcharity shall cover the multitude of sins.
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As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another*, asgoodstewards of the manifoldgrace of God.
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If any manspeak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any manminister, let him do it asof the abilitywhichGodgiveth: thatGodin all things may be glorifiedthroughJesusChrist, to whombepraiseanddominionforever and ever.Amen.
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Beloved, think itnotstrange concerning the fiery trialwhichistotryyou,as though some strange thinghappened unto you:
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Butrejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ'ssufferings;that,whenhisglory shall be revealed, ye may be gladalso with exceeding joy.
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If ye be reproachedfor the name of Christ,happy are ye; for the spirit of gloryand of Godrestethuponyou:ontheirpart he is evil spoken of, buton your part he is glorified.
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Butletnoneofyousufferas a murderer,or as a thief,or as an evildoer,oras a busybody in other men's matters.
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Yetif any man suffer as a Christian, let himnot be ashamed; but let him glorifyGodonthisbehalf.
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For the time is come that judgment must beginat the house of God:andif it first begin atus,what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
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Andif the righteousscarcely be saved, whereshall the ungodlyand the sinnerappear?
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Wherefore*let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of theirsouls to him in well doing,as unto a faithfulCreator.