1 John 2:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Our foolish pride comes from this world, and so do our selfish desires and our desire to have everything we see. None of this comes from the Father.

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

The woman stared at the fruit. It looked beautiful and tasty. She wanted the wisdom that it would give her, and she ate some of the fruit. Her husband was there with her, so she gave some to him, and he ate it too.

Job 31:1

I promised myself never to stare with desire at a young woman.

Psalm 73:6

Their pride is like a necklace, and they commit sin more often than they dress themselves.

Psalm 78:18

They stubbornly tested God and demanded from him what they wanted to eat.

Psalm 78:30

But before they had swallowed the last bite,

Proverbs 27:20

Death and the grave are never satisfied, and neither are we.

Proverbs 6:25

Don't let yourself be attracted by the charm and lovely eyes of someone like that.

Numbers 11:34

After they had buried the people who had been so greedy for meat, they called the place “Graves for the Greedy”.

Numbers 11:4

One day some worthless foreigners among the Israelites became greedy for food, and even the Israelites themselves began moaning, “We don't have any meat!

Matthew 4:8

Finally, the devil took Jesus up on a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms on earth and their power.

Matthew 5:28

But I tell you that if you look at another woman and want her, you are already unfaithful in your thoughts.

Luke 4:5

Then the devil led Jesus up to a high place and quickly showed him all the nations on earth.

Romans 13:14

Let the Lord Jesus Christ be as near to you as the clothes you wear. Then you won't try to satisfy your selfish desires.

1 Corinthians 10:6

What happened to them is a warning to keep us from wanting to do the same evil things.

Galatians 5:17

The Spirit and your desires are enemies of each other. They are always fighting each other and keeping you from doing what you feel you should.

Galatians 5:24

And because we belong to Christ Jesus, we have killed our selfish feelings and desires.

Ephesians 2:3

Once we were also ruled by the selfish desires of our bodies and minds. We had made God angry, and we were going to be punished like everyone else.

Titus 2:12

He taught us to give up our wicked ways and our worldly desires and to live decent and honest lives in this world.

Titus 3:3

We used to be stupid, disobedient, and foolish, as well as slaves of all sorts of desires and pleasures. We were evil and jealous. Everyone hated us, and we hated everyone.

James 3:15

That kind of wisdom doesn't come from above. It is earthly and selfish and comes from the devil himself.

James 4:16

Yet you are stupid enough to boast, and it is wrong to be so proud.

Joshua 7:21

While we were in Jericho, I saw a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred pieces of silver, and a gold bar that weighed the same as fifty pieces of gold. I wanted them for myself, so I took them. I dug a hole under my tent and hid the silver, the gold, and the robe.” Joshua told some people to run to Achan's tent, where they found the silver, the gold, and the robe.

1 Peter 1:14

Behave like obedient children. Don't let your lives be controlled by your desires, as they used to be.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, you are foreigners and strangers on this earth. So I beg you not to surrender to those desires that fight against you.

2 Peter 2:10

The Lord is especially hard on people who disobey him and don't think of anything except their own filthy desires. They are reckless and proud and are not afraid of cursing the glorious beings in heaven.

2 Peter 2:18

They boast out loud about their stupid nonsense. And by being vulgar and crude, they trap people who have barely escaped from living the wrong kind of life.