1 John 2:16

Everything in the fallen world, fleshly cravings, covetous eyes, and prideful living, comes from the world, not the Father. These desires oppose God.

Cross-references · 33

• Rom 13:14Instead, clothe yourselves with the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the desires of the flesh.
• Gal 5:17For the flesh craves what is contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit what is contrary to the flesh. They are opposed to each other, so that you do not do what you want.
• Ps 119:36–37Turn my heart to Your testimonies and not to covetous gain.
• Gen 3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eyes, and that it was desirable for obtaining wisdom, she took the fruit and ate it. She also gave some to her husband who was with her, and he ate it.
• Prov 27:20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
• Eph 2:3All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.
• 1 Pet 2:11Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.
• 2 Pet 2:10Such punishment is specially reserved for those who indulge the corrupt desires of the flesh and despise authority. Bold and self-willed, they are unafraid to slander glorious beings.
• Jas 3:15Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
• 1 Pet 4:2–3Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
• Ps 78:18They willfully tested God by demanding the food they craved.
• 2 Pet 2:18With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from others who live in error.
• Josh 7:21When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
• Titus 2:12It instructs us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live sensible, upright, and godly lives in the present age,
• Titus 3:3For at one time we too were foolish, disobedient, misled, and enslaved to all sorts of desires and pleasures—living in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.
• Jude 1:16–18These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others for their own advantage.
• 1 Pet 1:14As obedient children, do not conform to the passions of your former ignorance.
• Matt 5:28But I tell you that anyone who looks at a woman to lust after her has already committed adultery with her in his heart.
• Luke 4:5Then the devil led Him up to a high place and showed Him in an instant all the kingdoms of the world.
• Job 31:1“I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze with desire at a virgin?
• Ps 73:6Therefore pride is their necklace; a garment of violence covers them.
• Num 11:4Meanwhile, the rabble among them had a strong craving for other food, and again the Israelites wept and said, “Who will feed us meat?
• Num 11:34So they called that place Kibroth-hattaavah, because there they buried the people who had craved other food.
• Rev 18:11–17And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—
• 1 Cor 10:6These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did.
• Ps 78:30Yet before they had filled their desire, with the food still in their mouths,
• Matt 4:8Again, the devil took Him to a very high mountain and showed Him all the kingdoms of the world and their glory.
• Gal 5:24Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires.
• Gen 6:2the sons of God saw that the daughters of men were beautiful, and they took as wives whomever they chose.
• Prov 6:25Do not lust in your heart for her beauty or let her captivate you with her eyes.
• Esth 1:3–7In the third year of his reign, Xerxes held a feast for all his officials and servants. The military leaders of Persia and Media were there, along with the nobles and princes of the provinces.
• Dan 4:30the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built by the might of my power as a royal residence and for the glory of my majesty?”
• Eccl 5:10–11He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.

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