1 John 2:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The world and the desires it causes are disappearing. But if we obey God, we will live for ever.

Cross References

Psalm 102:26

They will all disappear and wear out like clothes. You change them, as you would a coat, but you last for ever.

Psalm 143:10

You are my God. Show me what you want me to do, and let your gentle Spirit lead me in the right path.

Psalm 39:6

and it disappears like a shadow. Our struggles are senseless; we store up more and more, without ever knowing who will get it all.

Psalm 90:9

Your anger is a burden each day we live, then life ends like a sigh.

Proverbs 10:25

Those crooks will disappear when a storm strikes, but God will keep safe all who obey him.

Matthew 21:31

Which one of the sons obeyed his father? “The elder one,” the chief priests and leaders answered. Then Jesus told them: You can be sure that tax collectors and prostitutes will get into the kingdom of God before you ever will!

Matthew 24:35

The sky and the earth won't last for ever, but my words will.

Matthew 7:21

Not everyone who calls me their Lord will get into the kingdom of heaven. Only the ones who obey my Father in heaven will get in.

Mark 3:35

Anyone who obeys God is my brother or sister or mother.”

John 4:14

But no one who drinks the water I give will ever be thirsty again. The water I give is like a flowing fountain that gives eternal life.”

John 6:58

The bread that comes down from heaven isn't like what your ancestors ate. They died, but whoever eats this bread will live for ever.

John 7:17

If you really want to obey God, you will know if what I teach comes from God or from me.

Romans 12:2

Don't be like the people of this world, but let God change the way you think. Then you will know how to do everything that is good and pleasing to him.

1 Corinthians 7:31

It won't make any difference how much good you are getting from this world or how much you like it. This world as we know it is now passing away.

Colossians 1:9

We have not stopped praying for you since the first day we heard about you. In fact, we always pray that God will show you everything he wants you to do and that you may have all the wisdom and understanding that his Spirit gives.

Colossians 4:12

Your own Epaphras, who serves Christ Jesus, sends his greetings. He always prays hard that you may fully know what the Lord wants you to do and that you may do it completely.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

God wants you to be holy, so don't be immoral in matters of sex.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Whatever happens, keep thanking God because of Jesus Christ. This is what God wants you to do.

Hebrews 10:36

Learn to be patient, so that you will please God and be given what he has promised.

James 4:14

What do you know about tomorrow? How can you be so sure about your life? It is nothing more than mist that appears for only a little while before it disappears.

1 Peter 1:5

You have faith in God, whose power will protect you until the last day. Then he will save you, just as he has always planned to do.

1 Peter 4:2

It means you have turned from your own desires and want to obey God for the rest of your life.