OET interlinear 1PET 4:4

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

μὴ συντρεχόντων ὑμῶν εἰς τὴν αὐτὴν τῆς ἀσωτίας ἀνάχυσιν

not running_together ˱of˲_you_all into the same ¬the ˱of˲_intemperance pouring_out

Peter uses running into to refer to being eager to participate in sinful acts with unbelievers. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “you are not eagerly joining them to participate in the same outpouring of recklessness”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

τῆς ἀσωτίας ἀνάχυσιν

¬the ˱of˲_intemperance pouring_out

Peter uses outpouring to refer to acting sinfully to such a high degree that it is as if sin were pouring out of the person like a flood. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “abundant acts of recklessness”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τῆς ἀσωτίας

¬the ˱of˲_intemperance

The word recklessness refers to dangerous behavior that shows that a person does not care about the consequences of his actions. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “of careless sinning”