Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
1 Peter 2:11-12 · WEBRead the whole chapter →
Where you find this verse
That reaches back to this verse
The same thread (this verse)Jeremiah 29:7
Peter's exile ethic matches Jeremiah's: abstain from fleshly desires, and do good among the nations.
“Seek the peace of the city where I have caused you to be carried away captive, and pray to Yahweh for it; for in its peace you shall have peace.”