1 John 2:17

New English Translation

And the world is passing away with all its desires, but the person who does the will of God remains forever.

Cross References

Psalm 102:26

They will perish, but you will endure. They will wear out like a garment; like clothes you will remove them and they will disappear.

Psalm 143:10

Teach me to do what pleases you, for you are my God. May your kind presence lead me into a level land.

Psalm 39:6

Surely people go through life as mere ghosts. Surely they accumulate worthless wealth without knowing who will eventually haul it away.”

Psalm 90:9

Yes, throughout all our days we experience your raging fury; the years of our lives pass quickly, like a sigh.

Proverbs 10:25

When the storm passes through, the wicked are swept away, but the righteous are an everlasting foundation.

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two did his father’s will?” They said, “The first.” Jesus said to them, “I tell you the truth, tax collectors and prostitutes will go ahead of you into the kingdom of God!

Matthew 24:35

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

Matthew 7:21

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the kingdom of heaven – only the one who does the will of my Father in heaven.

Mark 3:35

For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and mother.”

John 4:14

But whoever drinks some of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again, but the water that I will give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up to eternal life.”

John 6:58

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

John 7:17

If anyone wants to do God’s will, he will know about my teaching, whether it is from God or whether I speak from my own authority.

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this present world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may test and approve what is the will of God – what is good and well-pleasing and perfect.

1 Corinthians 7:31

those who use the world as though they were not using it to the full. For the present shape of this world is passing away.

Colossians 1:9

For this reason we also, from the day we heard about you, have not ceased praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave of Christ, greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

For this is God’s will: that you become holy, that you keep away from sexual immorality,

1 Thessalonians 5:18

in everything give thanks. For this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.

Hebrews 10:36

For you need endurance in order to do God’s will and so receive what is promised.

James 4:14

You do not know about tomorrow. What is your life like? For you are a puff of smoke that appears for a short time and then vanishes.

1 Peter 1:5

who by God’s power are protected through faith for a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

1 Peter 4:2

in that he spends the rest of his time on earth concerned about the will of God and not human desires.