1 Peter 4:3
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:
Cross-reference
1 Peter 1:14 calls believers not to conform to former passions of ignorance — the same former way of life described in 4:3.
1 Peter 1:18 speaks of being ransomed from futile ways inherited from forefathers, directly echoing the former pagan lifestyle in 1 Peter 4:3.
Ephesians 5:18 commands not to get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery — directly parallel to Peter's warning.
Ephesians 4:19 describes Gentiles who 'have given themselves over to sensuality' — the same pagan lifestyle Peter warns against.
Romans 1:20-32 catalogs the same pagan depravity—idolatry, lust, debauchery—that Peter says believers have abandoned.
Ephesians 4:17 commands believers to no longer live as Gentiles do, reinforcing Peter's point that past pagan conduct is over.
1 Thessalonians 4:5 contrasts believers with pagans who live in passionate lust, a sin Peter includes in the past life.
Titus 3:3 recalls believers' past enslavement to passions and pleasures, echoing Peter's description of former pagan deeds.
1 Corinthians 6:11 says 'such were some of you' regarding past sins — directly mirroring the past lifestyle Peter says is sufficient in 4:3.
2 Corinthians 12:21 grieves over unrepented impurity and debauchery, the same sins Peter says believers have left behind.
Isaiah 5:11 pronounces woe on those who chase after drink — directly parallels Peter's condemnation of drunkenness.
Galatians 5:19 lists the same 'acts of the flesh' — debauchery, idolatry — echoing Peter's catalog of pagan sins.
Galatians 5:21 includes drunkenness and orgies in the works of the flesh — exact same sins as Peter's list.
Ephesians 2:2 describes believers' former life following the ways of this world, the same past Peter urges them to leave behind.
Ephesians 2:3 mentions gratifying fleshly desires, which matches Peter's list of lust, drunkenness, and carousing.
Romans 13:13 lists the same vices—orgies, drunkenness, sensuality—showing Paul's similar call to abandon pagan behaviors.
In Romans 6:12, Paul urges believers not to let sin reign in their mortal bodies—echoing Peter's call to leave behind passion-filled living.
In John 15:19, Jesus explains that believers are chosen out of the world, which is why Peter says they no longer live like the Gentiles.
In Acts 14:16, Paul notes that God allowed nations to walk in their own ways—the same past lifestyle Peter says is now over.
In Luke 21:34, Jesus warns against dissipation and drunkenness—the same behaviors Peter says to abandon.
In Luke 15:13, the prodigal son's reckless living mirrors the list of pagan excesses Peter says believers have left behind.
Colossians 3:7 says 'you once walked in these' after listing vices like passion and evil desire—direct parallel to 1 Peter 4:3's past pagan life.
Mark 7:21 lists sins from the heart including sexual immorality, closely matching the sensuality and passions in this verse.
1 John 2:16 categorizes worldly desires of flesh and eyes, which encompass the sensual sins in 1 Peter 4:3's list of Gentile vices.
Proverbs 23:20 directly warns against drunkards, mirroring the drunkenness in Peter’s list of past sins.
Ezekiel 44:6 uses the same 'enough' phrase when God rebukes Israel's abominations, mirroring the call to leave past sins in 4:3.
Romans 8:13 warns that living according to the flesh leads to death — providing the consequence behind the command in 4:3.
Ezekiel 45:9 commands 'enough' of violence and oppression — parallel to leaving behind the pagan vices listed in 4:3.
1 Corinthians 12:2 recalls being led astray to mute idols, echoing the idolatry in 1 Peter 4:3's list of former pagan sins.
Galatians 4:8 describes enslavement to false gods before knowing God, reinforcing the former pagan idolatry mentioned in 1 Peter 4:3.
Psalm 1:1 blesses those who avoid the path of sinners—opposite to the past 'walk' in sin described here, highlighting the contrast.
Romans 8:12 reminds believers they are not debtors to the flesh — reinforcing the break from fleshly living in 4:3.
2 Peter 1:4 mentions escaping corruption from sinful desire, a broader statement that underlies the specific sins listed in 1 Peter 4:3.
Deuteronomy 12:30 warns against being ensnared by pagan ways, echoing Peter's call to leave behind Gentile practices.
Acts 17:30 says God commands repentance for past ignorance — similar to leaving the former lifestyle in 4:3.
In Acts 15:20, the council lists things to abstain from, overlapping with Peter's list of past Gentile behaviors like idolatry and immorality.
In Luke 12:19, the rich fool's 'eat, drink, be merry' parallels the self-indulgent lifestyle Peter lists as past behavior.
Mark 4:19 warns that worldly cares and desires choke the word, directly related to the passions and desires Peter says they have left behind.
Hosea 7:5 describes princes sick with wine and mockers, paralleling the drunkenness and orgies listed here.
Isaiah 28:7 condemns priests and prophets staggering from wine — similar theme but focused on religious leaders.
Proverbs 28:7 contrasts the wise son with companions of gluttons, reinforcing Peter’s condemnation of self-indulgent company.
Proverbs 23:29-35 describes the woes of drunkenness — a vivid warning about the same behavior Peter condemns.
Mark 7:22 lists inner evils like lewdness, which overlaps with Peter's catalog of outward pagan sins.
Jude 1:4 warns about false teachers who pervert grace into immorality — similar sin but different context of false teaching.