1 Peter 4:3

“For the time past of our life may suffice us, etc.] The word “our” is left out in the Alexandrian copy, and in the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions. The Arabic version reads, “the time of your past life”; and to the same purpose the Ethiopic version; and which seems to be the more agreeable reading, since it can hardly be thought that the apostle would put himself among the Jews dispersed among the Gentiles, who had walked with them in their unregeneracy, in all the sins hereafter mentioned, and best agrees with the following verse: to have wrought the will of the Gentiles; or “when ye wrought”, as the Syriac, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions; when we walked, or “were walking in…”

“may suffice--Greek, "is sufficient." Peter takes the lowest ground: for not even the past time ought to have been wasted in lust; but since you cannot recall it, at least lay out the future to better account. us--omitted in oldest manuscripts. wrought--Greek, "wrought out." Gentiles--heathen: which many of you were. when, &c.--"walking as ye have done [ALFORD] in lasciviousness"; the Greek means petulant, immodest, wantonness, unbridled conduct: not so much filthy lust. excess of wine--"wine-bibbings" [ALFORD]. abominable--"nefarious," "lawless idolatries," violating God's most sacred law; not that all Peter's readers (see on Pe1 1:1) walked in these, but many, namely, the Gentile portion of…”

“For the time past of our life may suffice us - “We have spent sufficient time in indulging ourselves, and following our wicked propensities, and we should hereafter live in a different manner.” This does not mean that it was ever proper thus to live, but that, as we would say, “we have had enough of these things; we have tried them; there is no reason why we should indulge in them any more.” An expression quite similar to this occurs in Horace - Lusisti satis, edisti satis, atque bibisti. Tempus abire tibi est, etc. Epis. ii. 213. To have wrought the will of the Gentiles - This does not mean to be subservient to their will, but to have done what they willed to do; that is, to live as they…”

“Revellings, banquetings - Have these words any meaning now? They had, seventeen hundred years ago. Then the former meant, meetings to eat; meetings, the direct end of which was, to please the taste: the latter, meetings to drink: both of which Christians then ranked with abominable idolatries. 1 Peter 4:4”

“4:3 godless people (literally the Gentiles): Peter takes this term from his Jewish heritage to describe those who do not know God.”

“the time: Eze 44:6, Eze 45:9; Act 17:30; Rom 8:12, Rom 8:13; Co1 6:11 to have: Pe1 1:14; Deu 12:30, Deu 12:31; Rom 1:20-32; Eph 2:2, Eph 2:3, Eph 4:17; Th1 4:5; Tit 3:3 lasciviousness: Mar 7:22; Co2 12:21; Gal 5:19; Eph 4:19; Jde 1:4 excess: Sa2 13:28; Pro 23:29-35; Isa 5:11, Isa 28:7; Eph 5:18 revellings: Gal 5:21 and: Kg1 21:26; Ch2 15:8; Isa 65:4; Jer 16:18; Rev 17:4, Rev 17:5 1 Peter 4:4”