1 John 2:17 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁷ And the world passes away, and the lust of it, but the one doing the desire of Elohim remains forever.

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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.

1 John 2:17 Cross References

Psalm 102:26

“They shall perish, but You remain; And all of them grow old like a garment; You change them like a coat, And they are changed.

Psalm 143:10

Teach me to do Your good pleasure, For You are my Elohim. Let Your good Spirit lead me In the land of straightness.

Psalm 39:6

“As but a shadow each one walks; They busy themselves, only in vain; He heaps up wealth, But knows not who gathers them.

Psalm 90:9

For all our days have passed away in Your wrath, We spend our years like a whisper.

Proverbs 10:25

As the whirlwind passes by, The wrong one is no more, But the righteous has an everlasting foundation.

Matthew 21:31

“Which of the two did the desire of the father?” They said to Him, “The first.” יהושע  said to them, “Truly, I say to you that tax collectors and whores are entering into the reign of Elohim before you,

Matthew 24:35

“The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but My words shall by no means pass away.

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Master, Master,’ shall enter into the reign of the heavens, but he who is doing the desire of My Father in the heavens.

Mark 3:35

“For whoever does the desire of Elohim is My brother and My sister and mother.”

John 4:14

but whoever drinks of the water I give him shall certainly never thirst. And the water that I give him shall become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life.”

John 6:58

“This is the bread which came down out of the heaven, not as your fathers ate the manna and died. He who eats this bread shall live forever.”

John 7:17

“If anyone desires to do His desire, he shall know concerning the teaching, whether it is from Elohim, or whether I speak from Myself.

Romans 12:2

And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you prove what is that good and well-pleasing and perfect desire of Elohim.

1 Corinthians 7:31

and those who use this world as not misusing it. For the scene of this world is passing away.

Colossians 1:9

That is also why we, from the day we heard, have not ceased praying for you, and asking that you be filled with the knowledge of His desire in all wisdom and spiritual understanding,

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Messiah, greets you, always wrestling for you in prayers, so that you stand perfect and complete in all the desire of Elohim.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

For this is the desire of Elohim: your set-apartness! – that you should abstain from whoring,

1 Thessalonians 5:18

in all circumstances give thanks, for this is the desire of Elohim in Messiah יהושע  for you.

Hebrews 10:36

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the desire of Elohim, you receive the promise:

James 4:14

when you do not know of tomorrow. For what is your life? For it is a vapour that appears for a little, and then disappears –

1 Peter 1:5

who are protected by the power of Elohim through belief, for a deliverance ready to be revealed in the last time,

1 Peter 4:2

so that he no longer lives the rest of his time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but according to the desire of Elohim.