1 Peter 2:11 meaning and explanation
Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
1 Peter 2:11, Berean Standard Bible
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Peter has just called believers a chosen people and a royal priesthood, and now he moves from identity to conduct. He addresses Christians scattered across Asia Minor as foreigners and exiles, using the Greek paroikoi, resident aliens whose true homeland is elsewhere.
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