Study it in the app“because all that is in the world — the desire of the flesh and the desire of the eyes and the arrogance of possessions — is not from the Father but is from the world.”
becauseὅτιallπᾶνthatτὸis inἐνthe world —τῷ κόσμῳthe desireἡ ἐπιθυμίαof the fleshτῆς σαρκὸςandκαὶthe desireἡ ἐπιθυμίαof the eyesτῶν ὀφθαλμῶνandκαὶthe arroganceἡ ἀλαζονείαof possessions —τοῦ βίουis notοὐκ ἔστινfromἐκthe Fatherτοῦ πατρόςbutἀλλὰisἐστίνfromἐκthe world.τοῦ κόσμου
world against God
People who live with their backs to God.
Where else “kosmōi” appearslust
Wanting what is forbidden, wrong cravings.
Where else “epithymia” appearssinful nature
The human nature that opposes God's Spirit.
Where else “sarkos” appearseye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmōn” appearsarrogance, boasting
Arrogance, boasting.
Where else “alazoneia” appearslivelihood
What one has to live on.
Where else “biou” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appearsFather
God, who gives life and cares for his own; the Father of Jesus.
Where else “patros” appears15Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
16 · This verse (above)
17And the world is passing away, and its desire; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
1. What it says
What does John say about the one who says "I have known him" but does not keep his commandments, and about the one who keeps his word (v. 3-6)?
2. What it means
John says the commandment is both old and new (v. 7-8). How does he explain it?
3. How I live it
John warns about loving the world (v. 15-17). What today competes for your attention against what really matters?
