^{2 Ref} that ye no longer should live the rest of your time in flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

^{3 Ref} For the time past may suffice to have wrought the desire of the Gentiles, and to have walked in lasciviousness, lusts, winebibbings, revellings, carousings, and abominable idolatries:

^{4 Ref} wherein they think strange that ye run not with `them' into the same excess of riot, speaking evil of `of':

^{5 Ref} who shall give account to him that is ready to judge the living and the dead.

^{6 Ref} For unto this end was the gospel preached even to the dead, that they might be judged indeed according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.

^{7 Ref} But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore of sound mind, and be sober unto prayer:

^{8 Ref} above all things being fervent in your love among yourselves; for love covereth a multitude of sins:

^{2 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} 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 Ref} But the end of all things is near: so be serious in your behaviour and keep on the watch with prayer;

^{8 Ref} And most of all be warm in your love for one another; because in love there is forgiveness for sins without number: