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1 John 2:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
s the world
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kosmos (Greek #2889)
orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally))
KJV usage: adorning, world.
Pronounce: kos'-mos
Origin: probably from the base of 2865
passeth away
parago (Greek #3855)
to lead near, i.e. (reflexively or intransitively) to go along or away
KJV usage: depart, pass (away, by, forth).
Pronounce: par-ag'-o
Origin: from 3844 and 71
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the lust
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
epithumia (Greek #1939)
a longing (especially for what is forbidden)
KJV usage: concupiscence, desire, lust (after).
Pronounce: ep-ee-thoo-mee'-ah
Origin: from 1937
thereof
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
: but
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
he that doeth
poieo (Greek #4160)
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
KJV usage: abide, + agree, appoint, X avenge, + band together, be, bear, + bewray, bring (forth), cast out, cause, commit, + content, continue, deal, + without any delay, (would) do(-ing), execute, exercise, fulfil, gain, give, have, hold, X journeying, keep, + lay wait, + lighten the ship, make, X mean, + none of these things move me, observe, ordain, perform, provide, + have purged, purpose, put, + raising up, X secure, shew, X shoot out, spend, take, tarry, + transgress the law, work, yield. Compare 4238.
Pronounce: poy-eh'-o
Origin: apparently a prolonged form of an obsolete primary
the will
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
thelema (Greek #2307)
a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination
KJV usage: desire, pleasure, will.
Pronounce: thel'-ay-mah
Origin: from the prolonged form of 2309
of God
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
theos (Greek #2316)
a deity, especially (with 3588) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very
KJV usage: X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
Pronounce: theh'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
abideth
meno (Greek #3306)
to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy)
KJV usage: abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own.
Pronounce: men'-o
Origin: a primary verb
for
eis (Greek #1519)
to or into (indicating the point reached or entered), of place, time, or (figuratively) purpose (result, etc.); also in adverbial phrases
KJV usage: (abundant-)ly, against, among, as, at, (back-)ward, before, by, concerning, + continual, + far more exceeding, for (intent, purpose), fore, + forth, in (among, at, unto, -so much that, -to), to the intent that, + of one mind, + never, of, (up-)on, + perish, + set at one again, (so) that, therefore(-unto), throughout, til, to (be, the end, -ward), (here-)until(-to), ...ward, (where-)fore, with. Often used in composition with the same general import, but only with verbs (etc.) expressing motion (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ice
Origin: a primary preposition
ever
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
aion (Greek #165)
properly, an age; by extension, perpetuity (also past); by implication, the world; specially (Jewish) a Messianic period (present or future)
KJV usage: age, course, eternal, (for) ever(-more), (n-)ever, (beginning of the , while the) world (began, without end). Compare 5550.
Pronounce: ahee-ohn'
Origin: from the same as 104
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ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
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Psa. 39:6• 6Surely in an image doth man walk;{HR}Surely in vain are they disquieted:{HR}He hoardeth, and knoweth not who shall gather them. (Psa. 39:6)
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1 Cor. 7:31• 31and those that use the world as not using [it] for themselves; for the fashion of the world passeth away. (1 Cor. 7:31)

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the world.
Psa. 39:6• 6Surely in an image doth man walk;{HR}Surely in vain are they disquieted:{HR}He hoardeth, and knoweth not who shall gather them. (Psa. 39:6)
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Psa. 73:18‑20• 18Truly thou settest them in slippery places,{HR}Thou hast caused them to fall into ruins.
 19How are they a desolation in a moment!{HR}They have passed, consumed with terrors.
 20As a dream on awaking, so, O Lord (Adonai),{HR}In arising, wilt thou despise their image. (Psa. 73:18‑20)
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Psa. 90:9• 9For all our days are turned away in thy wrath:{HR}We spend our years as a thought. (Psa. 90:9)
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Psa. 102:26• 26They shall perish, and thou shalt endure;{HR}And all of them as the garment shall wax old;{HR}As the vesture shalt thou change them,{HR}And they shall be changed. (Psa. 102:26)
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Isa. 40:6‑8• 6A voice saith, Cry. And he saith, What shall I cry? —All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof [is] as the flower of the field.
 7The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the Spirit of Jehovah bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.
 8The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand forever. (Isa. 40:6‑8)
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Matt. 24:35• 35The heaven and the earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away. (Matt. 24:35)
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1 Cor. 7:31• 31and those that use the world as not using [it] for themselves; for the fashion of the world passeth away. (1 Cor. 7:31)
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James 1:10‑11• 10and the rich in his humiliation, because as flower of grass, he will pass away.
 11For the sun arose with its scorching, and withered the grass, and its flower fell away, and the comeliness of its look perished: thus also will the rich one fade in his goings. (James 1:10‑11)
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James 4:14• 14whereas ye know not what [will be] the morrow. Of what sort [is] your life? Why, it is a vapour that appeareth for a little and then disappeareth, (James 4:14)
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1 Peter 1:24• 24Because all flesh [is] as grass, and all its glory as a flower of grass. The grass withered and the flower fell away, (1 Peter 1:24)
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Psa. 143:10• 10Teach me to do thy pleasure,{HR}For thou [art] my God;{HR}Let thy good spirit lead me in a land of evenness. (Psa. 143:10)
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Matt. 7:21• 21Not everyone that saith to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that doeth the will of my Father that is in the heavens. (Matt. 7:21)
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Matt. 21:31• 31Which of the two did the will of the father? They say, The first. Jesus saith unto them, Verily I say to you, that the tax gatherers and the harlots go before you into the kingdom of God. (Matt. 21:31)
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Mark 3:35• 35for whosoever shall do the will of God, he is my brother, and sister, and mother. (Mark 3:35)
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John 7:17• 17If one desire to do his will, he shall know about the doctrine whether it is of God or I speak from myself. (John 7:17)
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Rom. 12:2• 2and not to fashion yourselves to this age but to be transformed by the renewing of the mind that ye may prove what [is] the good and acceptable and perfect will of God. (Rom. 12:2)
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Col. 1:9• 9On this account we also, from the day that we heard, do not cease praying for you, and asking that ye might be filled with the full knowledge of his will in all wisdom and spiritual understanding; (Col. 1:9)
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Col. 4:12• 12There saluteth you Epaphras, who [is] of you, a bondman of Jesus Christ, always striving for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all [the] will of God. (Col. 4:12)
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1 Thess. 4:3• 3For this is [the] will of God, your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication; (1 Thess. 4:3)
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1 Thess. 5:18• 18in everything give thanks, for this [is] God's will in Christ Jesus toward you. (1 Thess. 5:18)
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Heb. 10:36• 36For ye have need of endurance, that having done the will of God ye may receive the promise. (Heb. 10:36)
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1 Peter 4:2• 2no longer to live the rest of time in flesh to men's lusts but to God's will. (1 Peter 4:2)
abideth.
Psa. 125:1‑2• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Those confiding in Jehovah [are] as Mount Zion;{HR}It cannot be moved, it abideth forever.
 2Jerusalem! mountains round her,{HR}And Jehovah around his people henceforth and forever. (Psa. 125:1‑2)
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Prov. 10:25• 25As a whirlwind passeth, so [is] the wicked no [more];{HR}But the righteous [is] an everlasting foundation. (Prov. 10:25)
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John 4:14• 14but whosoever drinketh of the water which I shall give him, shall in no way thirst forever, but the water which I shall give him shall become in him a fountain of water springing up into life eternal. (John 4:14)
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John 6:58• 58This is the bread that came down out of heaven. Not as the fathers ate and died: he that eateth this bread shall live forever. (John 6:58)
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John 10:28‑30• 28and I give them life eternal, and they shall in no wise ever perish, and no one shall seize them out of my hand.
 29My Father who hath given me [them] is greater than all; and no one is able to seize out of the hand of my Father.
 30I and the Father are one. (John 10:28‑30)
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1 Peter 1:5,25• 5that are being guarded by God's power through faith unto a salvation ready to be revealed in a last season.
 25but the word of [the] Lord abideth forever. And this is the word that as glad tidings was preached unto you. (1 Peter 1:5,25)
• He who, in going through this world, takes for his guide, not the desires of nature, but the will of God—a will which is according to His nature and which expresses it—such a one shall abide forever according to the nature and the will that he has followed after. (“1 John 2” by J.N. Darby)
• The weakness of Christ, in death, is stronger than the strength of Satan. He has no power against that which is perfect. (“1 John 2” by J.N. Darby)
• Satan's works cannot last. They are seductive while they are there, but they cannot last. (“Notes on 1 John 2:12-28” by J.N. Darby)
• Worldliness could not be defined more succinctly—it is the love for passing things. Those who live for those things will lose it all when they pass out of this world. Lot is an example here. (“Growth in the Family of God” by B. Anstey)
• The person who does the will of God abides in the blessedness of it for “eternity.” The results of doing the will of God will be carried with us into eternity (Luke 10:42; 12:33; 16:9). (“Growth in the Family of God” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And the world is passing, and its lust, but he that doesg the will of God abides for eternity.

JND Translation Notes

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See Note e at ch. 3.10.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the world is passing, and its lust; but he that doeth the will of God abideth forever.