11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.

11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.

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

11 Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls.

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

11 Dear friends, you are like foreigners and strangers in this world. I beg you to avoid the evil things your bodies want to do that fight against your soul.

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

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

11 Dear friends, since you are foreigners and temporary residents ⸤in the world⸥, I’m encouraging you to keep away from the desires of your corrupt nature. These desires constantly attack you.

11 Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires that war against you.

11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.

11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires which wage war against your soul,

11 Dear friends, you are outsiders and strangers in this world. So I’m asking you not to give in to your sinful longings. They fight against your soul.