1 John 2:16

King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

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  • Gen 3:6 : 6 And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was pleasant to the eyes, and a tree to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat, and gave also unto her husband with her; and he did eat.
  • Rom 13:14 : 14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not pvision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
  • Matt 5:28 : 28 But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
  • Eph 2:3 : 3 Among whom also we all had our conversation in times past in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind; and were by nature the children of wrath, even as others.
  • Gal 5:17 : 17 For the flesh lusteth ainst the Spirit, and the Spirit ainst the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
  • Ps 119:36-37 : 36 Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness. 37 Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.
  • Prov 27:20 : 20 Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
  • Job 31:1 : 1 I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
  • 1 Pet 2:11 : 11 Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
  • 2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
  • Rev 18:11-17 : 11 And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any mo: 12 The merchandise of gold, and silver, and pcious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most pcious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, 13 And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men. 14 And the fruits that thy soul lusted after a departed from thee, and all things which we dainty and goodly a departed from thee, and thou shalt find them no mo at all. 15 The merchants of these things, which we made rich by her, shall stand afar off for the fear of her torment, weeping and wailing, 16 And saying, Alas, alas, that gat city, that was clothed in fine linen, and purple, and scarlet, and decked with gold, and pcious stones, and pearls! 17 For in one hour so gat riches is come to nought. And every shipmaster, and all the company in ships, and sailors, and as many as trade by sea, stood afar off,
  • Jude 1:16-18 : 16 These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men's persons in admiration because of advantage. 17 But, beloved, remember ye the words which were spoken before of the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ; 18 How that they told you there should be mockers in the last time, who should walk after their own ungodly lusts.
  • 1 Pet 4:2-3 : 2 That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God. 3 For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:
  • 2 Pet 2:10 : 10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
  • Gal 5:24 : 24 And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
  • Titus 2:12 : 12 Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
  • Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
  • Jas 3:15 : 15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
  • 1 Pet 1:14 : 14 As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
  • Luke 4:5 : 5 And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
  • 1 Cor 10:6 : 6 Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
  • Ps 73:6 : 6 Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
  • Ps 78:18 : 18 And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
  • Num 11:4 : 4 And the mixt multitude that was among them fell a lusting: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, Who shall give us flesh to eat?
  • Num 11:34 : 34 And he called the name of that place Kibroth-hattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.
  • Josh 7:21 : 21 When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid in the earth in the midst of my tent, and the silver under it.
  • Esth 1:3-7 : 3 In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princ and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobl and princ of the provinc, being before him: 4 When he shewed the rich of his glorious kingdom and the honour of his excellent majty many days, even an hundred and fourscore days. 5 And when the days were expired, the king made a feast unto all the people that were prent in Shushan the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in the court of the garden of the king's palace; 6 Where were white, green, and blue, hangings, fastened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings and pillars of marble: the beds were of gold and silver, upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black, marble. 7 And they gave them drink in vsels of gold, (the vsels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine in abundance, according to the state of the king.
  • Eccl 5:10-11 : 10 He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity. 11 When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
  • Dan 4:30 : 30 The king spake, and said, Is not this great Babylon, that I have built for the house of the kingdom by the might of my power, and for the honour of my majesty?
  • Matt 4:8 : 8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
  • Prov 6:25 : 25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
  • Gen 6:2 : 2 That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
  • Ps 78:30 : 30 They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,

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