1 John 2:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”
1 John 2:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 John 2:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 John 2:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.”
1 John 2:17 — World English Bible
1 John 2:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. ”
1 John 2:17 — American Standard Version
1 John 2:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the world doth pass away, and the desire of it, and he who is doing the will of God, he doth remain--to the age.”
1 John 2:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 John 2:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the world is passing, and its lust, but he that does the will ofGod abides for eternity. ”
1 John 2:17 — Darby Translation
1 John 2:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And this world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that fulfilleth the will of God, abideth euer.”
1 John 2:17 — Geneva Bible
1 John 2:17 in Context — 1 John 2
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.
What Does 1 John 2:17 Mean?
1 John 2:17 is a verse from the Book of 1 John, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 John chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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