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 rabble who are in its midst have lusted greatly, and the sons of Israel also turn back and weep, and say, 'Who doth give us flesh?

And they try God in their heart, To ask food for their lust.

Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee with her eyelids.

but I -- I say to you, that every one who is looking on a woman to desire her, did already commit adultery with her in his heart.

but put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and for the flesh take no forethought -- for desires.

and those things became types of us, for our not passionately desiring evil things, as also these did desire.

for the flesh doth desire contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the flesh, and these are opposed one to another, that the things that ye may will -- these ye may not do;

among whom also we all did walk once in the desires of our flesh, doing the wishes of the flesh and of the thoughts, and were by nature children of wrath -- as also the others,

teaching us, that denying the impiety and the worldly desires, soberly and righteously and piously we may live in the present age,

for we were once -- also we -- thoughtless, disobedient, led astray, serving desires and pleasures manifold, in malice and envy living, odious -- hating one another;

as obedient children, not fashioning yourselves to the former desires in your ignorance,

Beloved, I call upon you, as strangers and sojourners, to keep from the fleshly desires, that war against the soul,

no more in the desires of men, but in the will of God, to live the rest of the time in the flesh;

and chiefly those going behind the flesh in desire of uncleanness, and lordship despising; presumptuous, self-complacent, dignities they are not afraid to speak evil of,

These are murmurers, repiners; according to their desires walking, and their mouth doth speak great swellings, giving admiration to persons for the sake of profit;

And the lust

And the woman seeth that the tree is good for food, and that it is pleasant to the eyes, and the tree is desirable to make one wise, and she taketh of its fruit and eateth, and giveth also to her husband with her, and he doth eat;

and sons of God see the daughters of men that they are fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.

and I see among the spoil a goodly robe of Shinar, and two hundred shekels of silver, and one wedge of gold, whose weight is fifty shekels, and I desire them, and take them; and lo, they are hid in the earth, in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.'

A covenant I made for mine eyes, And what -- do I attend to a virgin?

Incline my heart unto Thy testimonies, And not unto dishonest gain.

Whoso is loving silver is not satisfied with silver, nor he who is in love with stores with increase. Even this is vanity.

Again doth the Devil take him to a very high mount, and doth shew to him all the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them,

And the Devil having brought him up to an high mountain, shewed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,

And the pride

in the third year of his reign, he hath made a banquet to all his heads and his servants; of the force of Persia and Media, the chiefs and heads of the provinces are before him,

Therefore hath pride encircled them, Violence covereth them as a dress.

the king hath answered and said, Is not this that great Babylon that I have built, for the house of the kingdom, in the might of my strength, and for the glory of mine honour?

'And the merchants of the earth shall weep and sorrow over her, because their lading no one doth buy any more;

Is not

this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,

General references

Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four -- an abomination it is to you.

See not wine when it showeth itself red, When it giveth in the cup its colour, It goeth up and down through the upright.

'Treasure not up to yourselves treasures on the earth, where moth and rust disfigure, and where thieves break through and steal,

and other fell toward the thorns, and the thorns did come up, and choke it, and fruit it gave not;

'So, then, every one of you who doth not take leave of all that he himself hath, is not able to be my disciple.