1 Omdat Christus dan vir ons na die vlees gely het, moet julle jul ook wapen met dieselfde gedagte, dat wie na die vlees gely het, opgehou het met die sonde,
2 om die orige tyd in die vlees nie meer volgens die begeerlikhede van die mense te leef nie, maar volgens die wil van God.
3 Want dit is genoeg dat ons die afgelope lewenstyd die wil van die heidene volbring het deur te wandel in ongebondenheid, begeerlikheid, dronkenskap, brasserye, drinkpartye en ongeoorloofde afgoderye.
4 Daarom vind hulle dit vreemd as julle nie saamloop in dieselfde uitgieting van losbandigheid nie, en hulle laster.
5 Hulle sal rekenskap gee aan Hom wat gereed staan om die lewende en die dode te oordeel.
6 Want daarom is ook aan die dode die evangelie verkondig, sodat hulle wel geoordeel kan word na die mens in die vlees, maar lewe na God in die gees.
7 En die einde van alle dinge is naby; wees dan ingetoë en nugter, om te kan bid.
8 Maar bo alles moet julle mekaar vurig liefhê, want die liefde sal 'n menigte sondes bedek.
9 Wees gasvry jeens mekaar sonder om te murmureer.
10 Namate elkeen 'n genadegawe ontvang het, moet julle mekaar daarmee dien soos goeie bedienaars van die veelvuldige genade van God.
11 As iemand spreek, laat dit wees soos woorde van God; as iemand dien, laat dit wees soos uit die krag wat God verleen, sodat God in alles verheerlik kan word deur Jesus Christus, aan wie die heerlikheid en krag toekom tot in alle ewigheid. Amen.
12 Geliefdes, verbaas julle nie oor die vuurgloed van vervolging onder julle wat tot julle beproewing dien, asof iets vreemds oor julle kom nie;
13 maar namate julle gemeenskap het aan die lyde van Christus, moet julle bly wees, sodat julle ook by die openbaring van sy heerlikheid met blydskap kan jubel.
14 As julle beledig word oor die Naam van Christus, is julle gelukkig, omdat die Gees van die heerlikheid en van God op julle rus. Wat hulle betref, word Hy wel gelaster; maar wat julle betref, word Hy verheerlik.
15 Want niemand van julle moet ly as moordenaar of dief of kwaaddoener of as een wat hom met die sake van 'n ander bemoei nie.
16 Maar wanneer iemand as 'n Christen ly, moet hy hom nie skaam nie, maar God verheerlik in hierdie opsig.
17 Want die tyd is daar dat die oordeel moet begin by die huis van God. En as dit eers by ons begin, wat sal die einde wees van die wat aan die evangelie van God ongehoorsaam is?
18 En as die regverdige nouliks gered word, waar sal die goddelose en die sondaar verskyn?
19 So laat dan ook die wat volgens die wil van God ly, hulle siele aan Hom as die getroue Skepper toevertrou met goeie dade.
1 So that as Jesus was put to death in the flesh, do you yourselves be of the same mind; for the death of the flesh puts an end to sin;
2 So that you may give the rest of your lives in the flesh, not to the desires of men, but to the purpose of God.
3 Because for long enough, in times past, we have been living after the way of the Gentiles, given up to the desires of the flesh, to drinking and feasting and loose behaviour and unclean worship of images;
4 And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:
5 But they will have to give an account of themselves to him who is ready to be the judge of the living and the dead.
6 For this was the reason why the good news of Jesus was given even to the dead, so that they might be judged as men in the flesh, but might be living before God in the spirit.
7 But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;
8 And most of all be warm in your love for one another; because in love there is forgiveness for sins without number:
9 Keep open house for all with a glad heart;
10 Making distribution among one another of whatever has been given to you, like true servants of the unmeasured grace of God;
11 If anyone has anything to say, let it be as the words of God; if anyone has the desire to be the servant of others, let him do it in the strength which is given by God; so that in all things God may have the glory through Jesus Christ, whose are the glory and the power for ever.
12 Dear brothers, do not be surprised, as if it was something strange, if your faith is tested as by fire:
13 But be glad that you are given a part in the pains of Christ; so that at the revelation of his glory you may have great joy.
14 If men say evil things of you because of the name of Christ, happy are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God is resting on you.
15 Let no one among you undergo punishment as a taker of life, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as one who is over-interested in other men's business;
16 But if he undergoes punishment as a Christian, that is no shame to him; let him give glory to God in this name.
17 For the time has come for the judging, starting with the church of God; but if it makes a start with us, what will be the end of those who are not under the rule of God?
18 And if it is hard for even the good man to get salvation, what chance has the man without religion or the sinner?
19 For this reason let those who by the purpose of God undergo punishment, keep on in well-doing and put their souls into the safe hands of their Maker.