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Andκαὶthe worldὁ κόσμοςis passing away,παράγεταιandκαὶits desire;ἡ ἐπιθυμία αὐτοῦbutδὲwhoeverὁdoesποιῶνthe willτὸ θέλημαof Godτοῦ θεοῦremainsμένειforever.εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα
1 John 2:17
Study it in the app“And the world is passing away, and its desire; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.”
With the Greek beneath
1 John 2:17, word by word
- the worldκόσμοςkosmos
world against God
People who live with their backs to God.
Where else “kosmos” appears- is passing awayπαράγεταιparagetai
pass away
To pass away, vanish.
Where else “paragetai” appears- its desireἐπιθυμίαepithymia
lust
Wanting what is forbidden, wrong cravings.
Where else “epithymia” appears- doesποιῶνpoiōn
practice
To put into practice, like God's will.
Where else “poiōn” appears- the willθέλημαthelēma
will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēma” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- remainsμένειmenei
remain
To stay joined to someone: "abide in me".
Where else “menei” appears- foreverαἰῶναaiōna
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōna” appears
The context
16because 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.
17 · This verse (above)
18Children, it is the last hour; and as you heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come; from this we know that it is the last hour.
To study 1 John 2 in a group
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?