1 John 2:12-17

12 I am writing to you, little children, because ¹your sins are forgiven for his name’s sake.

13 I am writing to you, fathers, because you know ²him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because ³you have overcome the evil one. I write to you, children, because ⁴you know the Father.

14 I write to you, fathers, because you know ⁵him who is from the beginning. I write to you, young men, because ⁶you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Do Not Love the World

15 ⁷Do not love the world or the things in the world. ⁸If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world— ⁹the desires of the flesh and ¹⁰the desires of the eyes and pride of life^[a]—is not from the Father but is from the world.

17 And ¹¹the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

Cross References

• 1. 2:12 Luke 24:47; Acts 10:43; 13:38
• 2. 2:13 [ch. 1:1]
• 3. 2:13 Eph. 6:10; [ch. 5:4, 5]
• 4. 2:13 John 14:7
• 5. 2:14 [See ver. 13 above]
• 6. 2:14 [See ver. 13 above]
• 7. 2:15 [Rom. 12:2; 2 Tim. 4:10]
• 8. 2:15 See James 4:4
• 9. 2:16 Rom. 13:14; Eph. 2:3; 1 Pet. 4:2; 2 Pet. 2:18
• 10. 2:16 Eccles. 4:8; 5:11
• 11. 2:17 See 1 Cor. 7:31

Footnotes

• [a] 2:16 Or 'pride in possessions'