17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.


In Context

14 I have written unto you, fathers, because ye know him who is from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the evil one.

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 vain glory 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 hour: and as ye heard that antichrist cometh, even now have there arisen many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last hour.

19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but they went out , that they might be made manifest that they all are not of us.

1 John 2:17 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:17The world and its desires pass away, but the man who does the will of God lives forever.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And the world passeth away, and the concupiscence thereof: but he that doth the will of God, abideth for ever.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17And the world is passing, and its lust, but he that does the will of God abides for eternity.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17And the world passeth away, and the lust of it: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:17and 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.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:17And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of God stays for ever.