1 John 2:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁷ And the world passes away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides for ever.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ And the world passes away and disappears, and with it the forbidden cravings (the passionate desires, the lust) of it; but he who does the will of God and carries out His purposes in his life abides (remains) forever.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ And the world and its cravings are passing away, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And the world is passing away, with its desire. But whoever does the will of God abides unto eternity.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ And the world passeth away, and the concupiscence thereof: but he that doth the will of God, abideth for ever.

1 John 2:17 Cross References

Psalm 102:26

They will perish, but thou dost endure; they will all wear out like a garment. Thou changest them like raiment, and they pass away;

Psalm 143:10

Teach me to do thy will, for thou art my God! Let thy good spirit lead me on a level path!

Psalm 39:6

Surely man goes about as a shadow! Surely for naught are they in turmoil; man heaps up, and knows not who will gather!

Psalm 90:9

For all our days pass away under thy wrath, our years come to an end like a sigh.

Proverbs 10:25

When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is established for ever.

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two did the will of his father?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Matthew 7:21

“Not every one who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Mark 3:35

Whoever does the will of God is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

John 4:14

but whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst; the water that I shall give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”

John 6:58

This is the bread which came down from heaven, not such as the fathers ate and died; he who eats this bread will live for ever.”

John 7:17

if any man's will is to do his will, he shall know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that you may prove what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.

1 Corinthians 7:31

and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the form of this world is passing away.

Colossians 1:9

And so, from the day we heard of it, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of yourselves, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always remembering you earnestly in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you abstain from unchastity;

1 Thessalonians 5:18

give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Hebrews 10:36

For you have need of endurance, so that you may do the will of God and receive what is promised.

James 4:14

whereas you do not know about tomorrow. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.

1 Peter 1:5

who by God's power are guarded through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 4:2

so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer by human passions but by the will of God.