1 John 2:17
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
KJV
καὶ ὁ κόσμος παράγεται καὶ ἡ ἐπιθυμία αὐτοῦ, ὁ δὲ ποιῶν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ θεοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.
Greek NT
Et mundus transit, et concupiscentia ejus : qui autem facit voluntatem Dei manet in æternum.
Vulgate
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
ASV
And the world passeth away and the concupiscence thereof: but he that doth the will of God abideth for ever.
Douay-Rheims
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In the original Greek
13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
αἰών
aion
noun · 124×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
θέλημα
thelema
noun · 62×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κόσμος
kosmos
noun · 184×
μένω
meno
verb · 117×
παράγω
parago
verb · 10×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
ἐπιθυμία
epithumia
noun · 38×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
Themes
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Chapter 24.—Passages from the Psalms of David Which Predict the End of the World and the Last Judgment. There are many allusions to the last judgment in the Psalms, but for the most part only casual and slight. I cannot, however, omit 444 to mention what is said there in express terms of the end of this world: “In the beginning hast Thou laid the foundations of the earth, O Lor…
Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. In the first two petitions we have prayed that both the name and the kingdom of God may be glorified. Here we pray that His will may be done. For God's will must be done when we hinder and prevent all evil counsel and will which would not let us hallow God's name nor let His kingdom come, such as the will of the devil, the world, an…
Cross-references
- 1Cor 7:29 — But this I say, brethren, the time is short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;
- 1Cor 7:31 — And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
- 1Cor 7:31 — And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
- 1Pet 1:5 — Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
- 1Pet 1:24 — For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
- 1Pet 1:24 — For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:
- 1Pet 4:2 — That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
- 1Thess 4:3 — For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
- 1Thess 4:3 — For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:
- 1Thess 5:18 — In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
- 1Thess 5:18 — In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.
- 2John 1:2 — For the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
- Col 1:9 — For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
- Col 1:9 — For this cause we also, since the day we heard it, do not cease to pray for you, and to desire that ye might be filled with the knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding;
- Col 4:12 — Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
- Eph 6:6 — Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;
- Heb 10:36 — For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
- Heb 10:36 — For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
- Heb 13:21 — Make you perfect in every good work to do his will, working in you that which is wellpleasing in his sight, through Jesus Christ; to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen.
- Isa 40:6 — The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:
- Jas 1:10 — But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
- Jas 1:10 — But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.
- Jas 4:14 — Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
- Jas 4:14 — Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
- John 4:14 — But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.
- John 6:58 — This is that bread which came down from heaven: not as your fathers did eat manna, and are dead: he that eateth of this bread shall live for ever.
- John 7:17 — If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
- John 10:28 — And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.
- Mark 3:35 — For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
- Mark 3:35 — For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.
- Matt 7:21 — Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.
- Matt 12:50 — For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
- Matt 21:31 — Whether of them twain did the will of his father? They say unto him, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
- Matt 24:35 — Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
- Prov 10:25 — As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
- Ps 39:6 — Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.
- Ps 73:18 — Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
- Ps 90:9 — For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
- Ps 102:26 — They shall perish, but thou shalt endure: yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; as a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
- Ps 125:1 — They that trust in the LORD shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.