1 John 2:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ ὁ κόσμος παράγεται, καὶ ἡ ἐπιθυμία αὐτοῦ: ὁ δὲ ποιῶν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ μένει εἰς τὸν αἰῶνα.

Transliteration

And the kosmos paragetai, and the epithymia of it: the one de poiōn the thelēma of the Theou menei eis the aiōna.

Grammar Details

• *kosmos*: nominative, masculine, singular - world/universe
• *paragetai*: present, indicative, middle/passive, 3rd person singular - is passing away
• *epithymia*: nominative, feminine, singular - desire/craving/lust
• *de*: postpositive particle - but/and/now
• *poiōn*: present, participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - doing/practicing
• *thelēma*: accusative, neuter, singular - will/desire/purpose
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - God/deity
• *menei*: present, indicative, active, 3rd person singular - remains/abides
• *eis*: preposition with accusative - into/for/until
• *aiōna*: accusative, masculine, singular - age/eternity

Word Meanings

• *kosmos*: world/universe/worldly system/mankind
• *paragetai*: is passing away/disappearing/coming to an end
• *epithymia*: desire/craving/lust/longing/passion
• *poiōn*: doing/practicing/performing/carrying out
• *thelēma*: will/desire/purpose/intention
• *menei*: remains/abides/stays/continues
• *eis ton aiōna*: forever/eternally/for eternity

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 7:31 : 31 and those that use the world, as not using it to the full: for the fashion of this world passeth away.
• Rom 12:2 : 2 And be not fashioned according to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is the good and acceptable and perfect will of God.
• Matt 24:35 : 35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
• Mark 3:35 : 35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.
• 1 Pet 4:2 : 2 that ye no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
• John 6:58 : 58 This is the bread which came down out of heaven: not as the fathers ate, {G3131} and died; he that eateth {G740} this bread shall live for ever.
• 1 Thess 4:3 : 3 For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;
• 1 Thess 5:18 : 18 in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.
• Heb 10:36 : 36 For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.
• Jas 1:10-11 : 10 and the rich, in that he is made low: because as the flower of the grass he shall pass away. 11 For the sun ariseth with the scorching wind, and withereth the grass: and the flower thereof falleth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth: so also shall the rich man fade away in his goings.
• Jas 4:14 : 14 whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. {G1063} What is your life? For ye are a vapor, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.
• 1 Pet 1:5 : 5 who by the power of God are guarded through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
• 1 Pet 1:24-25 : 24 For, All flesh is as grass, And all the glory thereof as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower falleth: 25 But the word of the Lord abideth for ever. And this is the word of good tidings which was preached unto you.
• John 7:17 : 17 If any man willeth to do his will, he shall know of the teaching, whether it is of God, or [whether] I speak from myself.
• John 10:28-30 : 28 and I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, and no one shall snatch them out of my hand. 29 My Father, who hath given [them] unto me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch [them] out of the Father's hand. 30 I and the Father are one.
• John 4:14 : 14 but whosoever {G302} drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall become in him a well of water springing up unto eternal life.
• Ps 39:6 : 6 [Surely every man] [walketh] [in a vain show;] [Surely they are disquieted] [in vain:] [He heapeth up] [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.
• Ps 73:18-20 : 18 Surely thou settest them in slippery places: Thou castest them down to destruction. 19 How are they become a desolation in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors. 20 As a dream when one awaketh, So, O Lord, when thou awakest, thou wilt despise their image.
• Ps 90:9 : 9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath: We bring our years to an end as a sigh.
• Ps 102:26 : 26 They shall perish, but thou shalt endure; Yea, all of them shall wax old like a garment; As a vesture shalt thou change them, and they shall be changed:
• Ps 125:1-2 : 1 A Song of Ascents. They that trust in Jehovah Are as mount Zion, which cannot be moved, but abideth for ever. 2 As the mountains are round about Jerusalem, So Jehovah is round about his people From this time forth and for evermore.
• Ps 143:10 : 10 Teach me to do thy will; For thou art my God: Thy Spirit is good; Lead me in the land of uprightness.
• Prov 10:25 : 25 When the whirlwind passeth, the wicked is no more; But the righteous is an everlasting foundation.
• Isa 40:6-8 : 6 The voice of one saying, Cry. And one said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field. 7 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth, because the breath of Jehovah bloweth upon it; surely the people is grass. 8 The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever.
• Matt 7:21 : 21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father who is in heaven.
• Matt 21:31 : 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, that the publicans and the harlots go into the kingdom of God before you.
• Col 1:9 : 9 For this cause we also, since the day we heard [it], do not cease to pray and make request for you, that ye may be filled with the knowledge of his will in all spiritual wisdom and None understanding,
• Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, saluteth you, always striving for you in his prayers, that ye may stand perfect and fully assured in all the will of God.