Verse of the Day

　　

1 John 2:17

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

　　

Translations of Today's Verse

King James Version

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

English Standard Version

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

The Message

The world and all its wanting, wanting, wanting is on the way out - but whoever does what God wants is set for eternity.

New King James Version

And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.

New Living Translation

And this world is fading away, along with everything it craves. But if you do the will of God, you will live forever.

　　

Commentary on Today's Verse

Commentary on 1 John 2:15-17

(Read 1 John 2:15-17)

　　The things of the world may be desired and possessed for the uses and purposes which God intended, and they are to be used by his grace, and to his glory; but believers must not seek or value them for those purposes to which sin abuses them. The world draws the heart from God; and the more the love of the world prevails, the more the love of God decays. The things of the world are classed according to the three ruling inclinations of depraved nature. 1. The lust of the flesh, of the body: wrong desires of the heart, the appetite of indulging all things that excite and inflame sensual pleasures. 2. The lust of the eyes: the eyes are delighted with riches and rich possessions; this is the lust of covetousness. 3. The pride of life: a vain man craves the grandeur and pomp of a vain-glorious life; this includes thirst after honour and applause. The things of the world quickly fade and die away; desire itself will ere long fail and cease, but holy affection is not like the lust that passes away. The love of God shall never fail. Many vain efforts have been made to evade the force of this passage by limitations, distinctions, or exceptions. Many have tried to show how far we may be carnally-minded, and love the world; but the plain meaning of these verses cannot easily be mistaken. Unless this victory over the world is begun in the heart, a man has no root in himself, but will fall away, or at most remain an unfruitful professor. Yet these vanities are so alluring to the corruption in our hearts, that without constant watching and prayer, we cannot escape the world, or obtain victory over the god and prince of it.

　　

1 John 2:17 In-Context

15 Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the FatherOr "world, the Father's love" is not in them.

　　16 For everything in the world-the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life-comes not from the Father but from the world.

　　17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.

　　18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.

　　19 They went out from us, but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.