Forasmuch then as Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind; for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;
Ceased --  G3973  παύω paúō; fut. paúsō. To stop, pause, make an end. WordStudy; The Greek word equivalent for a stop sign. (midd/pass, release, Thayer.) An illustration might be the prodigal son.