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

^{3 Ref} For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.

^{4 Ref} They think it is strange that you don't run with them into the same excess of riot, blaspheming:

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

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

^{7 Ref} But the end of all things is near. Therefore be of sound mind, self-controlled, and sober in prayer.

^{8 Ref} And above all things be earnest in your love among yourselves, for love covers a multitude of sins.

^{2 Ref} no more in the desires of men, but in the will of God, to live the rest of the time in the flesh;

^{3 Ref} for sufficient to us `is' the past time of life the will of the nations to have wrought, having walked in lasciviousnesses, desires, excesses of wines, revelings, drinking-bouts, and unlawful idolatries,

^{4 Ref} in which they think it strange -- your not running with them to the same excess of dissoluteness, speaking evil,

^{5 Ref} who shall give an account to Him who is ready to judge living and dead,

^{6 Ref} for for this also to dead men was good news proclaimed, that they may be judged, indeed, according to men in the flesh, and may live according to God in the spirit.

^{7 Ref} And of all things the end hath come nigh; be sober-minded, then, and watch unto the prayers,

^{8 Ref} and, before all things, to one another having the earnest love, because the love shall cover a multitude of sins;

^{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: