1 John 2:17

Good News Translation

The world and everything in it that people desire is passing away; but those who do the will of God live forever.

Cross References

Psalm 102:26

They will disappear, but you will remain; they will all wear out like clothes. You will discard them like clothes, and they will vanish.

Psalm 143:10

You are my God; teach me to do your will. Be good to me, and guide me on a safe path.

Psalm 39:6

no more than a shadow. All we do is for nothing; we gather wealth, but don't know who will get it.

Psalm 90:9

Our life is cut short by your anger; it fades away like a whisper.

Proverbs 10:25

Storms come, and the wicked are blown away, but honest people are always safe.

Matthew 21:31

Which one of the two did what his father wanted?” “The older one,” they answered. So Jesus said to them, “I tell you: the tax collectors and the prostitutes are going into the Kingdom of God ahead of you.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who calls me ‘Lord, Lord’ will enter the Kingdom of heaven, but only those who do what my Father in heaven wants them to do.

Mark 3:35

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

John 4:14

but those who drink the water that I will give them will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give them will become in them a spring which will provide them with life-giving water and give them eternal life.”

John 6:58

This, then, is the bread that came down from heaven; it is not like the bread that your ancestors ate, but then later died. Those who eat this bread will live forever.”

John 7:17

Whoever is willing to do what God wants will know whether what I teach comes from God or whether I speak on my own authority.

Romans 12:2

Do not conform yourselves to the standards of this world, but let God transform you inwardly by a complete change of your mind. Then you will be able to know the will of God—what is good and is pleasing to him and is perfect.

1 Corinthians 7:31

those who deal in material goods, as though they were not fully occupied with them. For this world, as it is now, will not last much longer.

Colossians 1:9

For this reason we have always prayed for you, ever since we heard about you. We ask God to fill you with the knowledge of his will, with all the wisdom and understanding that his Spirit gives.

Colossians 4:12

Greetings from Epaphras, another member of your group and a servant of Christ Jesus. He always prays fervently for you, asking God to make you stand firm, as mature and fully convinced Christians, in complete obedience to God's will.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

God wants you to be holy and completely free from sexual immorality.

1 Thessalonians 5:18

be thankful in all circumstances. This is what God wants from you in your life in union with Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 10:36

You need to be patient, in order to do the will of God and receive what he promises.

James 4:14

You don't even know what your life tomorrow will be! You are like a puff of smoke, which appears for a moment and then disappears.

1 Peter 1:5

They are for you, who through faith are kept safe by God's power for the salvation which is ready to be revealed at the end of time.

1 Peter 4:2

From now on, then, you must live the rest of your earthly lives controlled by God's will and not by human desires.