1 Peter 2:11

1 Peter 2:11 in 10 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

11Dear friends, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from sinful desires, which wage war against your soul.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

11Beloved, I urge you as foreigners and strangers to abstain from fleshly lusts, which wage war against the soul.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

11Beloved, I urge you as aliens and strangers [in this world] to abstain from the sensual urges [those dishonorable desires] that wage war against the soul.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

11Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

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American Standard Version (ASV)

11Beloved, I beseech you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

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Geneva Bible (GNV)

11Dearely beloued, I beseeche you, as strangers and pilgrims, abstaine from fleshly lusts, which fight against the soule,

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World English Bible, American English Edition, without Strong's Numbers (WEBUS)

11Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul,

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

11Dear friends, you are outsiders and those who wander in this world. So I’m asking you not to give in to your sinful desires. They fight against your soul.

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EasyEnglish Bible 2024 (EASY)

11My friends, remember that you are really strangers in this world. You do not belong here. So I am telling you not to do the bad things that your bodies may want to do. Those bad things fight against what is good for your soul.

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Literal Standard Version (LSV)

11Beloved, I call on [you], as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires that war against the soul,

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