Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And the world passes away, and its eager desires: but he doing the will of God remains for ever.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Holman Bible
And the world with its lust is passing away,
International Standard Version
And the world and its desires are fading away, but the person who does God's will remains forever.
A Conservative Version
And the world passes away, and the lust of it, but he who does the will of God abides into the age.
American Standard Version
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Amplified
The world is passing away, and with it its lusts [the shameful pursuits and ungodly longings]; but the one who does the will of God and carries out His purposes lives forever.
An Understandable Version
And the world, with its [physical and material] desires, is passing away, but the person who does what God wants will continue to live forever.
Anderson New Testament
And the world and its desire passes away: but he that does the will of God, abides forever.
Bible in Basic English
And the world and its desires is coming to an end: but he who does God's pleasure is living for ever.
Common New Testament
And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and the world is passing away, with all its vices: but he that obeys the divine will, shall enjoy a life of immortality.
Darby Translation
And the world is passing, and its lust, but he that does the will of God abides for eternity.
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Now the world passes away, and the lust of it; be he who does the will of God, abides forever.
Godbey New Testament
The world and its lust are indeed passing away; but the one doing the will of God abides forever.
Goodspeed New Testament
and the world with its cravings is passing away, but whoever does God's will will endure forever.
John Wesley New Testament
And the world passeth away, and the desire thereof; but he that doth the will of God abideth for ever.
King James 2000
And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of God abides forever.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the world is passing away, and its desire, but the one who does the will of God remains {forever}.
Modern King James verseion
And the world passes away, and the lust of it, but he who does the will of God abides forever.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And the world vanisheth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God, abideth ever.
Moffatt New Testament
and the world is passing away with its desire, while he who does the will of God remains for ever.
Montgomery New Testament
and the world and its lusts are passing away, but he who ever does the will of God abides forever.
NET Bible
And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.
New Heart English Bible
The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.
Noyes New Testament
And the world is passing away, and the lust thereof; but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Sawyer New Testament
And the world passes away, and its desires; but he that does the will of God continues for ever.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the world, passeth away, and the coveting thereof, but, he that doeth the will of God, endureth unto times age-abiding.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the world is passing away, and the lust thereof, but he who doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And the world, and all that it gratifies, is passing away, but he who does God's will remains for ever.
Webster
And the world passeth away, and the lust of it: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
Weymouth New Testament
And the world, with its cravings, is passing away, but he who does God's will continues for ever.
Williams New Testament
and the world is passing away and with it the evil longings it incites, but whoever perseveres in doing God's will lives on forever.
World English Bible
The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.
Worrell New Testament
And the world is passing away, and the desire thereof; but be that does the will of God abides forever.
Worsley New Testament
And the world passeth away, and the desire of it: but he, that doth the will of God, abideth for ever.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the world doth pass away, and the desire of it, and he who is doing the will of God, he doth remain -- to the age.
Themes
God » Will of, submission to » The rule of every-day life
Obedience » Words of Christ concerning » Secures the blessing of divine fellowship
The Surrendered life » Submission to the divine will » The rule of every-day life
Will » God's, submission to » The rule of every-day life
Will of God » Those that do the will of God
World » The world passing away
The world » Glory of » Mutability of
Worldliness » Seen in the tendency to imitate worldly customs, etc » Unprofitable
Topics
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Devotionals
Devotionals about 1 John 2:17
Devotionals containing 1 John 2:17
References
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Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 John 2:17
Images 1 John 2:17
Prayers for 1 John 2:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Do Not Love The World
16 For every thing which in the world, the eager desire of the flesh, and the eager desire of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world. 17 And the world passes away, and its eager desires: but he doing the will of God remains for ever. 18 Young children, it is the last hour: and as ye have heard that antichrist comes, and now many antichrists have come; whence we know that it is the last hour.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 7:31
And they using this world, as not using; for the form of this world passes away.
Mark 3:35
For whoever should do the will of God, he is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
Psalm 39:6
Surely in a shadow a man will go about: surely they will be disquieted in vain: he will store up, and he knew not who shall gather them.
Psalm 73:18-20
Surely in slippery places thou wilt set them, to cast them down into ruins.
Psalm 90:9
For all our days turned away in thy wrath: we finished our years as a meditation
Psalm 102:26
They shall perish and thou shalt stand. And all they shall fall away as a garment; as clothing thou shalt change them, and they shall be changed.
Psalm 125:1-2
Song of ascensions. They trusting in Jehovah are as mount Zion; it shall not be moved; remaining forever.
Psalm 143:10
Teach me to do thine acceptance, for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; thou wilt guide me into a land of uprightness.
Proverbs 10:25
As the whirlwind passing away the unjust one is not: and the just one a foundation forever.
Isaiah 40:6-8
The voice said, Call And he said, What shall I call? All flesh grass, and all its goodness as the flower of the field:
Matthew 7:21
Not every one saying to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens; but he doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
Matthew 21:31
Which of the two did the father's will? They say to him, The first. Jesus says to them, Truly I say to you, that publicans and harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
Matthew 24:35
The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words should not pass away.
John 4:14
But whoever should drink of the water which I shall give him, shall never thirst; but the water which I shall give him shall be in him a spring of water springing up to eternal life.
John 6:58
This is the bread which having come down from heaven: not as your fathers ate manna, and died: he chewing this bread shall live forever.
John 7:17
If any desire to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or I speak from myself.
John 10:28-30
And I give them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand.
Romans 12:2
And be ye not conformed to this life, but be transformed by the renovation of your mind, for you to prove what the good, and the pleasing, and the perfected will of God.
Colossians 1:9
For this also we, from the day which we heard, ceased not praying for you, and asking that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
Colossians 4:12
Epaphras, who of you, greets you, a servant of Christ, always contending for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfected and completed in all the will of God.
1 Thessalonians 4:3
For this is the will of God, your consecration, that ye should keep away from fornication:
1 Thessalonians 5:18
In every thing return thanks: for this the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.
Hebrews 10:36
For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
James 1:10-11
And the rich, in his humiliation: for as the flower of the grass he shall pass by.
James 4:14
(Which know not that of the morrow. For what your life? For it is a steam, appearing for a little, and then invisible.)
1 Peter 1:5
Who by the power of God watching ourselves by faith to salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
1 Peter 1:24-25
For all flesh as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass dried up, and the flower fell out:
1 Peter 4:2
That no more to the eager desires of men, but to the will of God, should he live the remaining time in the flesh.