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1 John 2:16–17

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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.
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
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From verse 16

  1. Romans 13:14Rank 1 from verse 16
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    14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.

  2. Galatians 5:17Rank 2 from verse 16
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    17For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.

  3. Psalms 119:36–37Rank 3 from verse 16
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    36Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

    37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

  4. Genesis 3:6Rank 4 from verse 16
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    6And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.

  5. Proverbs 27:20Rank 5 from verse 16
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    20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.

  6. Ephesians 2:3Rank 6 from verse 16
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    3Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.

  7. 1 Peter 2:11Rank 7 from verse 16
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    11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

  8. 2 Peter 2:10Rank 8 from verse 16
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    10But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.

  9. James 3:15Rank 9 from verse 16
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    15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

  10. 1 Peter 4:2–3Rank 10 from verse 16
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    2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

    3For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

  11. Psalms 78:18Rank 11 from verse 16
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    18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.

  12. 2 Peter 2:18Rank 12 from verse 16
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    18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.

  13. Joshua 7:21Rank 13 from verse 16
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    21When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.

  14. Titus 2:12Rank 14 from verse 16
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    12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;

  15. Titus 3:3Rank 15 from verse 16
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    3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

  16. 1 Peter 1:14Rank 16 from verse 16
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    14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

  17. Jude 1:16–18Rank 17 from verse 16
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    16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.

    17But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ;

    18How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.

  18. Job 31:1Rank 18 from verse 16
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    1I MADE a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?

  19. Luke 4:5Rank 19 from verse 16
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    5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.

  20. Matthew 5:28Rank 20 from verse 16
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    28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.

  21. Psalms 73:6Rank 21 from verse 16
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    6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.

  22. Galatians 5:24Rank 22 from verse 16
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    24And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

  23. Numbers 11:34Rank 23 from verse 16
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    34And he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.

  24. Numbers 11:4Rank 24 from verse 16
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    4¶ And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?

  25. 1 Corinthians 10:6Rank 25 from verse 16
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    6Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.

  26. Matthew 4:8Rank 26 from verse 16
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    8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;

  27. Psalms 78:30Rank 27 from verse 16
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    30They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

  28. Revelation 18:11–17Rank 28 from verse 16
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    11And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:

    12The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble,

    13And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men.

    14And the fruits that thy soul lusted after are departed from thee, and all things which were dainty and goodly are departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no more at all.

    15The merchants of these things, which were made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing,

    16And saying, Alas, alas, that great city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and precious stones, and pearls!

    17For in one hour so great riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,

  29. Genesis 6:2Rank 29 from verse 16
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    2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.

  30. Esther 1:3–7Rank 30 from verse 16
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    3In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:

    4When he shewed the riches of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majesty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days.

    5And when these days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king’s palace;

    6Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble.

    7And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.

  31. Proverbs 6:25Rank 31 from verse 16
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    25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.

  32. Daniel 4:30Rank 32 from verse 16
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    30The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?

  33. Ecclesiastes 5:10–11Rank 33 from verse 16
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    10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

    11When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?

From verse 17

  1. Matthew 24:35Rank 1 from verse 17
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    35Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

  2. 1 Corinthians 7:31Rank 2 from verse 17
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    31And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

  3. Romans 12:2Rank 3 from verse 17
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    2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

  4. 1 Peter 4:2Rank 4 from verse 17
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    2That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

  5. Hebrews 10:36Rank 5 from verse 17
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    36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

  6. Mark 3:35Rank 6 from verse 17
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    35For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

  7. Isaiah 40:6–8Rank 7 from verse 17
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    6The 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:

    7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

    8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

  8. 1 Peter 1:24–25Rank 8 from verse 17
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    24For 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:

    25But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

  9. John 10:28–30Rank 9 from verse 17
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    28And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

    29My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father’s hand.

    30I and my Father are one.

  10. 1 Peter 1:5Rank 10 from verse 17
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    5Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

  11. 1 Thessalonians 4:3Rank 11 from verse 17
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    3For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

  12. Psalms 143:10Rank 12 from verse 17
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    10Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God: thy spirit is good; lead me into the land of uprightness.

  13. John 4:14Rank 13 from verse 17
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    14But 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.

  14. Matthew 7:21Rank 14 from verse 17
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    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.

  15. James 4:14Rank 15 from verse 17
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    14Whereas 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.

  16. John 6:58Rank 16 from verse 17
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    58This 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.

  17. James 1:10–11Rank 17 from verse 17
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    10But the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away.

    11For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his ways.

  18. Matthew 21:31Rank 18 from verse 17
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    31Whether 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.

  19. 1 Thessalonians 5:18Rank 19 from verse 17
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    18In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

  20. Colossians 4:12Rank 20 from verse 17
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    12Epaphras, 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.

  21. Proverbs 10:25Rank 21 from verse 17
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    25As the whirlwind passeth, so is the wicked no more: but the righteous is an everlasting foundation.

  22. Psalms 125:1–2Rank 22 from verse 17
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    1THEY that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.

    2As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, so the Lord is round about his people from henceforth even for ever.

  23. Psalms 73:18–20Rank 23 from verse 17
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    18Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction.

    19How are they brought into desolation, as in a moment! they are utterly consumed with terrors.

    20As a dream when one awaketh; so, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image.

  24. Colossians 1:9Rank 24 from verse 17
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    9For 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;

  25. John 7:17Rank 25 from verse 17
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    17If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.

  26. Psalms 39:6Rank 26 from verse 17
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    6Surely every man walketh in a vain shew: surely they are disquieted in vain: he heapeth up riches, and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  27. Psalms 90:9Rank 27 from verse 17
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    9For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: we spend our years as a tale that is told.

  28. Psalms 102:26Rank 28 from verse 17
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    26They 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:

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1 John 2:16

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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lust

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Sense 1: Strong desire, craving, or appetite. Sense 2: To desire or crave.

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flesh

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Sense 1: The soft substance of the body. Sense 2: The body, human nature, kindred, or mankind.

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eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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pride

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1. Self-exaltation, arrogance, haughtiness, or vaunted strength. 2. Splendour, glory, or that in which one glories.

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father

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Sense 1: A male parent or begetter. Sense 2: An ancestor, forefather, founder, source, originator, chief, elder, or one bearing paternal authority and care. Sense 3: God as Father, including the Father of Jesus Christ and of those described as his children.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

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1 John 2:17

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passeth

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Third-person singular present form of pass, meaning to go by, through, over, or beyond; to happen, cease, or be transferred.

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lust

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Sense 1: Strong desire, craving, or appetite. Sense 2: To desire or crave.

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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for ever

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1. Without end; for all time. 2. Continually or permanently throughout the duration in view.

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ever

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At any time; always or continually; throughout all time or for ever.

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2:12I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name’s sake.

2:13I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that is from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.

2:14I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him that 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 wicked one.

2:15Love 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.

2:16For 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.

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

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2:18Little 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.

2:19They 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.

2:20But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

2:21I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.

2:22Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

2:23Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [but] he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.

2:24Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.

2:25And this is the promise that he hath promised us, even eternal life.

2:26These things have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.

2:27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.

2:28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

2:29If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.

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