1 Peter 2:10–11
1 Peter 2:10–11 — The New International Version (NIV)
10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.
1 Peter 2:10–11 — English Standard Version (ESV)
10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you as sojourners and exiles to abstain from the passions of the flesh, which wage war against your soul.
1 Peter 2:10–11 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
1 Peter 2:10–11 — New Living Translation (NLT)
10 “Once you had no identity as a people;
now you are God’s people.
Once you received no mercy;
now you have received God’s mercy.”
11 Dear friends, I warn you as “temporary residents and foreigners” to keep away from worldly desires that wage war against your very souls.
1 Peter 2:10–11 — New Century Version (NCV)
10 At one time you were not a people, but now you are God’s people. In the past you had never received mercy, but now you have received God’s mercy.
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.
1 Peter 2:10–11 — American Standard Version (ASV)
10 who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11 Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
1 Peter 2:10–11 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
10 who once were not a people, but now God’s people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy. 11 Beloved, I exhort you, as strangers and sojourners, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
1 Peter 2:10–11 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
10 Once you were not God’s people, but now you are. Once you were not shown mercy, but now you have been shown mercy.
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.
1 Peter 2:10–11 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
10 Once you were not a people,
but now you are God’s people;
you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.
11 Dear friends, I urge you as strangers and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires that war against you.
1 Peter 2:10–11 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
10 Once you were not a people,
but now you are God’s people;
once you had not received mercy,
but now you have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and exiles to abstain from the desires of the flesh that wage war against the soul.
1 Peter 2:10–11 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
10 who once were not a people, but now are the people of God, the ones who were not shown mercy, but now are shown mercy.
11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires which wage war against your soul,
1 Peter 2:10–11 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
10 Once you were not a people. But now you are the people of God. Once you had not received mercy. But now you have received mercy.
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.
1 Peter 2:10–11 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
10 for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts which wage war against the soul.