Read Full ChapterBeloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
World English Bible (WEB)
Dearly beloved{G27}, I beseech{G3870}{(G5719)} you as{G5613} strangers{G3941} and{G2532} pilgrims{G3927}, abstain from{G567}{(G5733)} fleshly{G4559} lusts{G1939}, which{G3748} war{G4754}{(G5731)} against{G2596} the soul{G5590};
Strong's King James
(11) Beloved, I urgently warn as foreigners, temporary residents, to be distant from fleshly lustful desires which fight according to the soul.
The F.O.G
[11] Beloved friends, I urge you as temporary residents and foreigners in this world to resist the war your physical desires wage against your soul.
The F.O.G Paraphrase
Beloved, I call upon you, as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,
Young's Literal Translation
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