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1 Peter 2:11

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

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ἈγαπητοίagapētoiDearly belovedἀγαπητός (agapētos)adjective, vocative, plural, masculine — “Dearly beloved”, the calling formG27loved, beloved, with two special applications: the Beloved, a title of the Messiah (Christ), as beloved beyond all others by the God who sent Him; of Christians, as beloved by God, Christ, and one another.This verse uses “beloved”.Dearly belovedπαρακαλῶparakalōI beseechπαρακαλέω (parakaleō)verb, present active indicative, 1st person singular — “I beseech”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3870(a) I send for, summon, invite, (b) I beseech, entreat, beg, (c) I exhort, admonish, (d) I comfort, encourage, console.I beseechὡςhōsyou asὡςpreposition — “you as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.you asπαροίκουςparoikousstrangersπάροικος (paroikos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “strangers”, the object formG3941foreign, alien, subst: a foreigner, sojourner.strangersκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andπαρεπιδήμουςparepidēmouspilgrimsπαρεπίδημος (parepidēmos)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “pilgrims”, the object formG3927residing in a strange country; subst: a stranger, sojourner.pilgrimsἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaito abstain fromἀπέχω (apechō)verb, present middle infinitive — “to abstain from”, an ongoing or repeated actionG568I have in full, am far, it is enough.abstain fromτῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.σαρκικῶνsarkikōnfleshlyσαρκικός (sarkikos)adjective, genitive, plural, feminine — “fleshly”, the of-formG4559fleshly, carnal, earthly.This verse uses “fleshly”.fleshlyἐπιθυμιῶνepithumiōnlustsἐπιθυμία (epithumia)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “lusts”, the of-formG1939desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust.lustsαἵτινεςhaitineswhichὅστις (hostis)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3748whosoever, whichsoever, whatsoever.whichστρατεύονταιstrateuontaiwarστρατεύομαι (strateuomai)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person plural — “war”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4754I wage war, fight, serve as a soldier; fig: of the warring lusts against the soul.warκατὰkataagainstκατάpreposition — “against”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.This verse uses “against”.againstτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ψυχῆςpsuchēssoulψυχή (psuchē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “soul”, the of-formG5590(a) the vital breath, breath of life, (b) the human soul, (c) the soul as the seat of affections and will, (d) the self, (e) a human person, an individual.the soul

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

Beloved, I call upon [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Young’s Literal Translation

Beloved, I call upon [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,

World English Bible

Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,

Darby Translation

Beloved, I exhort [you], as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Douay-Rheims

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul,

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