1 John 2:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.

The lust of the flesh

And the lust

And the pride

Is not

James 3:15

General references

Luke 14:33

Bible References

The lust of the flesh

And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage.

And the lust

And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

And the pride

In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

Is not

This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

General references

All fowls that creep, going upon all four, shall be an abomination unto you.

Look not thou upon the wine when it is red, when it giveth his colour in the cup, when it moveth itself aright.

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit.

So likewise, whosoever he be of you that forsaketh not all that he hath, he cannot be my disciple.