1 John 2:17

The English Standar Version

And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

Cross References

Psalm 102:26

They will perish, but you will remain; they will all wear out like a garment. You will change them like a robe, and they will pass away,

Psalm 143:10

Teach me to do your will, for you are my God! Let your good Spirit lead me on level ground!

Psalm 39:6

Surely a man goes about as a shadow! Surely for nothing[2] they are in turmoil; man heaps up wealth and does not know who will gather!

Psalm 90:9

For all our days pass away under your wrath; we bring our years to an end like a sigh.

Proverbs 10:25

When the tempest passes, the wicked is no more, but the righteous is established forever.

Matthew 21:31

Which of the two did the will of his father?" They said, "The first." Jesus said to them, "Truly, I say to you, the tax collectors and the prostitutes go into the kingdom of God before you.

Matthew 24:35

Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.

Matthew 7:21

"Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

Mark 3:35

Whoever does the will of God, he is my brother and sister and mother."

John 4:14

but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty forever. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

John 6:58

This is the bread that came down from heaven, not as the fathers ate and died. Whoever feeds on this bread will live forever."

John 7:17

If anyone's will is to do God's[5] will, he will know whether the teaching is from God or whether I am speaking on my own authority.

Romans 12:2

Do not be conformed to this world,[3] but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.[4]

1 Corinthians 7:31

and those who deal with the world as though they had no dealings with it. For the present form of this world is passing away.

Colossians 1:9

And so, from the day we heard, we have not ceased to pray for you, asking that you may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:3

For this is the will of God, your sanctification:[3] that you abstain from sexual immorality;

1 Thessalonians 5:18

give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.

Hebrews 10:36

For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God you may receive what is promised.

James 4:14

yet you do not know what tomorrow will bring. What is your life? For you are a mist that appears for a little time and then vanishes.

1 Peter 1:5

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

1 Peter 4:2

so as to live for the rest of the time in the flesh no longer for human passions but for the will of God.