1 John 2:15-17

Do Not Love the World

15 ¹Do not love the world or the things in the world. ²If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

16 For all that is in the world--³the desires of the flesh and ⁴the desires of the eyes and pride in possessions--is not from the Father but is from the world.

17 And ⁵the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.

Cross References

• 1. [Romans 12:2; 2 Timothy 4:10]
• 2. See James 4:4
• 3. Romans 13:14; Ephesians 2:3; 1 Peter 4:2; 2 Peter 2:18
• 4. Ecclesiastes 4:8; Ecclesiastes 5:11
• 5. See 1 Corinthians 7:31