1 Peter 2:11

The Living Stone and Chosen People

10Once 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.11Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.12Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

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Berean Standard Bible
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
American Standard Version (1901)
Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Bible in Basic English
My loved ones, I make this request with all my heart, that, as those for whom this world is a strange country, you will keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh which make war against the soul;
Douay-Rheims 1899
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, to refrain yourselves from carnal desires which war against the soul,
Free Bible Version
My friends, I'm pleading with you as foreigners and strangers in this world not to give in to physical desires that are in conflict with what is spiritual.
Geneva Bible 1599
Dearely beloued, I beseeche you, as strangers and pilgrims, abstaine from fleshly lusts, which fight against the soule,
King James (Authorized) Version
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
Plain English Version
My friends, you belong to God. You don’t belong to this world. Right now you are like strangers here in this world. So I’m telling you this really strongly. Sometimes you will really want to do something bad, like the people that belong to this world do, but you have to be strong and leave it. You will think, “I really want to do that bad thing,” but then you will think, “My spirit is telling me that it is the wrong thing to do.” So you’ve got to leave it.
Translation for Translators
You people whom I love, I urge you to consider that you are like foreigners [MET, DOU] whose real home is in heaven. As a result, avoid doing the things that your self-directed nature desires, because those desires ◄fight against/always oppose► your souls.
Unlocked Literal Bible
Beloved, I call on you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which make war against your soul.
Noah Webster Bible
Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which 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,
Young's Literal Translation
Beloved, I call upon [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,