[1] Forasmuch then as Christ hath suffered in the flesh, arm likewise with the same mind: for he that hath suffered the flesh hath ceased from sin; [2] That no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. [3] For the time past may suffice to have wrought of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries: