11 translations · Greek
1 John 2:16
For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.
1 John 2:16 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.
- KJV King James Version
- For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.
- ASV American Standard Version
- For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and the vainglory of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- because all that [is] in the world—the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of [one’s] life—is not of the Father, but of the world,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- For all the things of this world—our sinful desires, wanting everything we see, boasting about what we've accomplished in life— these things don't come from the Father but from the world.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- because all that [is] in the world — the desire of the flesh, and the desire of the eyes, and the ostentation of the life — is not of the Father, but of the world,
- DBY Darby Translation
- because all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- For all that is in the world, is the concupiscence of the flesh, and the concupiscence of the eyes, and the pride of life, which is not of the Father, but is of the world.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| ὅτι | hoti | For | G3754 ὅτι that/since: that |
| πᾶν | pan | all | G3956 πᾶς all |
| τὸ | to | that [is] | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| τῷ | tō | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| κόσμῳ | kosmō | world | G2889 κόσμος world |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐπιθυμία | epithymia | desires | G1939 ἐπιθυμία desire |
| τῆς | tēs | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| σαρκὸς | sarkos | flesh | G4561 σάρξ flesh |
| καὶ | kai | — | G2532 καί and |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐπιθυμία | epithymia | desires | G1939 ἐπιθυμία desire |
| τῶν | tōn | of the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ὀφθαλμῶν | ophthalmōn | eyes | G3788 ὀφθαλμός eye |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| ἡ | hē | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἀλαζονεία | alazoneia | pride | G212 ἀλαζονεία boasting |
| τοῦ | tou | of | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| βίου | biou | life | G979 βίος life |
| οὐκ | ouk | not | G3756 οὐ no |
| ἔστιν | estin | is | G1510 εἰμί to be |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| πατρός | patros | Father | G3962 πατήρ father |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | but | G235 ἀλλά but |
| ἐκ | ek | from | G1537 ἐκ out from |
| τοῦ | tou | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| κόσμου | kosmou | world | G2889 κόσμος world |
| ἐστίν | estin | — | G1510 εἰμί to be |
Related verses
- Romans 13:14
But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
- Galatians 5:17
For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.
- Psalm 119:36–37
Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain. Turn my eyes away from looking at worthless things. Revive me in your ways.
- Genesis 3:6
When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took some of its fruit, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate it, too.
- Proverbs 27:20
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
- Ephesians 2:3
among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
- 1 Peter 2:11
Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
- James 3:15
This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
- 2 Peter 2:10
but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;
- 1 Peter 4:2–3
that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God. For we have spent enough of our past time doing the desire of the Gentiles, and having walked in lewdness, lusts, drunken binges, orgies, carousings, and abominable idolatries.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
14 I have written to you, fathers, because you know him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God remains in you, and you have overcome the evil one.
15 Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, isn’t the Father’s, but is the world’s.
17 The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.
18 Little children, these are the end times, and as you heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen. By this we know that it is the final hour.
Read all of 1 John 2 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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