1 John 2:16
because all that [is] in the world—the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of [one’s] life—is not of the Father, but of the world,
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Genesis 6:2and the sons of God see that they, the daughters of men, [are] beautiful, and they take women for themselves of all whom they have chosen.
Numbers 11:34and [one] calls the name of that place Kibroth-Hattaavah, for there they have buried the people who lust.
Esther 1:3in the third year of his reign, he has 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,
Psalms 73:6Therefore pride has encircled them, || Violence covers them as a dress.
Psalms 78:30They have not been estranged from their desire, || Their food [is] yet in their mouth,
Proverbs 6:25Do not desire her beauty in your heart, || And do not let her take you with her eyelids.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:13-18
Against the Love of the World. ( a. d. 80.) 12 I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake. 13 I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father. 14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the… Read the whole commentary →