Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.

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Abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul.

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ἀπέχεσθαι τῶν σαρκικῶν ἐπιθυμιῶν, αἵτινες στρατεύονται κατὰ τῆς ψυχῆς·

1st Peter 2:11

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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (1st Peter 2:11).

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