1 John 2:16

New Century Version

These are the ways of the world: wanting to please our sinful selves, wanting the sinful things we see, and being too proud of what we have. None of these come from the Father, but all of them come from the world.

Cross References

Genesis 3:6

The woman saw that the tree was beautiful, that its fruit was good to eat, and that it would make her wise. So she took some of its fruit and ate it. She also gave some of the fruit to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.

Genesis 6:2

When the sons of God saw that these girls were beautiful, they married any of them they chose.

Job 31:1

“But I made an agreement with my eyes not to look with desire at a girl.

Psalm 73:6

They wear pride like a necklace and put on violence as their clothing.

Psalm 78:18

They decided to test God by asking for the food they wanted.

Psalm 78:30

While they were still eating, and while the food was still in their mouths,

Proverbs 27:20

People will never stop dying and being destroyed, and they will never stop wanting more than they have.

Proverbs 6:25

Don’t desire her because she is beautiful. Don’t let her capture you by the way she looks at you.

Daniel 4:30

he said, “I have built this great Babylon as my royal home. I built it by my power to show my glory and my majesty.”

Numbers 11:34

So the people named that place Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried those who wanted other food.

Numbers 11:4

Some troublemakers among them wanted better food, and soon all the Israelites began complaining. They said, “We want meat!

Matthew 4:8

Then the devil led Jesus to the top of a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and all their splendor.

Matthew 5:28

But I tell you that if anyone looks at a woman and wants to sin sexually with her, in his mind he has already done that sin with the woman.

Luke 4:5

Then the devil took Jesus and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in an instant.

Romans 13:14

But clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ and forget about satisfying your sinful self.

1 Corinthians 10:6

And these things happened as examples for us, to stop us from wanting evil things as those people did.

Galatians 5:17

Our sinful selves want what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit wants what is against our sinful selves. The two are against each other, so you cannot do just what you please.

Galatians 5:24

Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified their own sinful selves. They have given up their old selfish feelings and the evil things they wanted to do.

Ephesians 2:3

In the past all of us lived like them, trying to please our sinful selves and doing all the things our bodies and minds wanted. We should have suffered God’s anger because we were sinful by nature. We were the same as all other people.

Titus 2:12

It teaches us not to live against God nor to do the evil things the world wants to do. Instead, that grace teaches us to live in the present age in a wise and right way and in a way that shows we serve God.

Titus 3:3

In the past we also were foolish. We did not obey, we were wrong, and we were slaves to many things our bodies wanted and enjoyed. We spent our lives doing evil and being jealous. People hated us, and we hated each other.

James 3:15

That kind of “wisdom” does not come from God but from the world. It is not spiritual; it is from the devil.

James 4:16

But now you are proud and you brag. All of this bragging is wrong.

Joshua 7:21

Among the things I saw was a beautiful coat from Babylonia and about five pounds of silver and more than one and one-fourth pounds of gold. I wanted these things very much for myself, so I took them. You will find them buried in the ground under my tent, with the silver underneath.”

1 Peter 1:14

Now that you are obedient children of God do not live as you did in the past. You did not understand, so you did the evil things you wanted.

1 Peter 2:11

Dear friends, you are like foreigners and strangers in this world. I beg you to avoid the evil things your bodies want to do that fight against your soul.

2 Peter 2:10

That punishment is especially for those who live by doing the evil things their sinful selves want and who hate authority. These false teachers are bold and do anything they want. They are not afraid to speak against the angels.

2 Peter 2:18

They brag with words that mean nothing. By their evil desires they lead people into the trap of sin—people who are just beginning to escape from others who live in error.