1 John 2:17

God's Word

the world and its evil desires are passing away. But the person who does what God wants lives forever.

Cross References

Psalm 102:26

They will come to an end, but you will still go on. They will all wear out like clothing. You will change them like clothes, and they will be thrown away.

Psalm 143:10

Teach me to do your will, because you are my God. May your good Spirit lead me on level ground.

Psalm 39:6

Each person who walks around is like a shadow. They are busy for no reason. They accumulate riches without knowing who will get them.”

Psalm 90:9

Indeed, all our days slip away because of your fury. We live out our years like one ⌞long⌟ sigh.

Proverbs 10:25

When the storm has passed, the wicked person has vanished, but the righteous person has an everlasting foundation.

Matthew 21:31

“Which of the two sons did what the father wanted?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “I can guarantee this truth: Tax collectors and prostitutes are going into God’s kingdom ahead of you.

Matthew 24:35

The earth and the heavens will disappear, but my words will never disappear.

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord!’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the person who does what my Father in heaven wants.

Mark 3:35

Whoever does what God wants is my brother and sister and mother.”

John 4:14

But those who drink the water that I will give them will never become thirsty again. In fact, the water I will give them will become in them a spring that gushes up to eternal life.”

John 6:58

This is the bread that came from heaven. It is not like the bread your ancestors ate. They eventually died. Those who eat this bread will live forever.”

John 7:17

Those who want to follow the will of God will know if what I teach is from God or if I teach my own thoughts.

Romans 12:2

Don’t become like the people of this world. Instead, change the way you think. Then you will always be able to determine what God really wants—what is good, pleasing, and perfect.

1 Corinthians 7:31

Those who use the things in this world should do so but not depend on them. It is clear that this world in its present form is passing away.

Colossians 1:9

For this reason we have not stopped praying for you since the day we heard about you. We ask ⌞God⌟ to fill you with the knowledge of his will through every kind of spiritual wisdom and insight.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, a servant of Christ Jesus from your city, greets you. He always prays intensely for you. He prays that you will continue to be mature and completely convinced of everything that God wants.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

It is God’s will that you keep away from sexual sin as a mark of your devotion to him.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

Whatever happens, give thanks, because it is God’s will in Christ Jesus that you do this.

Hebrews 10:36

You need endurance so that after you have done what God wants you to do, you can receive what he has promised.

James 4:14

You don’t know what will happen tomorrow. What is life? You are a mist that is seen for a moment and then disappears.

1 Peter 1:5

since you are guarded by God’s power through faith for a salvation that is ready to be revealed at the end of time.

1 Peter 4:2

That way you won’t be guided by sinful human desires as you live the rest of your lives on earth. Instead, you will be guided by what God wants you to do.