1 Peter 4:3
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Peter 4:3 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Peter 4:3 is a verse from the book of 1 Peter in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness,..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Peter 4:3 — KJV
“For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:”
— 1 Peter 4:3 (KJV)
1 Peter 4:3 in Context — About the Book of 1 Peter
1 Peter is written to exiles under fire — believers scattered and slandered across Asia Minor. Peter, who once cracked under pressure, now teaches how to stand: a living hope through resurrection, holiness in a hostile culture, and casting all anxiety on the One who cares for you.
Cross-References for 1 Peter 4:3
“And this is the case of the slayer, which shall flee thither, that he may live: Whoso killeth his neighbour ignorantly, whom he hated not in time past; in...: Heb. from yesterday the third day”
Shares key themes with 1 Peter 4:3: time, past, may
“Lest the avenger of the blood pursue the slayer, while his heart is hot, and overtake him, because the way is long, and slay him; whereas he was not worthy of death, inasmuch as he hated him not in time past. slay...: Heb. smite him in life in...: Heb. from yesterday the third day”
Shares key themes with 1 Peter 4:3: time, past, life
“When thou shalt besiege a city a long time, in making war against it to take it, thou shalt not destroy the trees thereof by forcing an axe against them: for thou mayest eat of them, and thou shalt not cut them down (for the tree of the field is man's life) to employ them in the siege: for the...: or, for, O man, the tree of the field is to be employed in the siege to employ...: Heb. to go from before thee”
Shares key themes with 1 Peter 4:3: time, life, may
“And when it was evening, his disciples came to him, saying, This is a desert place, and the time is now past; send the multitude away, that they may go into the villages, and buy themselves victuals.”
Shares key themes with 1 Peter 4:3: time, past, may
“Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Shares key themes with 1 Peter 4:3: time, past, revellings
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