1 John 2:17
King James Version (KJV)
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
American Standard Version (ASV)
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
World English Bible (WEB)
The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.
1 John 2:17 Cross References
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.
Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.
How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.
As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.
For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.
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:
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:
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
