Peter explains what is expected of Christians when he goes on to say: “Beloved, I exhort you as aliens and temporary residents to keep abstaining from fleshly desires, which are the very ones that carry on a conflict against the soul. ”
Peetrus selgitab, mida kristlastelt oodatakse: „Armsad, ma kutsun teid üles kui võõramaalasi ja ajutisi elanikke: hoiduge edaspidigi lihalikest himudest, mis sõdivad hinge vastu ”.