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 the life — is not of the Father, but of the world,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

15Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

17and 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.

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Cross References

Genesis 6:2and sons of God see the daughters of men that they [are] fair, and they take to themselves women of all whom they have chosen.

Numbers 11:34and [one] calleth 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 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,

Psalms 73:6Therefore hath pride encircled them, Violence covereth them as a dress.

Psalms 78:30They have not been estranged from their desire, Yet [is] their food in their mouth,

Proverbs 6:25Desire not her beauty in thy heart, And let her not take thee 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 →

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