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 13:14But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof.
• Gal 5:17For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh: and these are contrary the one to the other: so that ye cannot do the things that ye would.
• Ps 119:36–37Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.
• Gen 3:6And 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.
• Prov 27:20Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
• Eph 2:3Among 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.
• 1 Pet 2:11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
• 2 Pet 2:10But 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.
• Jas 3:15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
• 1 Pet 4:2–3That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
• Ps 78:18And they tempted God in their heart by asking meat for their lust.
• 2 Pet 2:18For 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.
• Josh 7:21When 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.
• Titus 2:12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
• Titus 3:3For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
• Jude 1:16–18These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.
• 1 Pet 1:14As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:
• Matt 5:28But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
• Luke 4:5And the devil, taking him up into an high mountain, shewed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
• Job 31:1I made a covenant with mine eyes; why then should I think upon a maid?
• Ps 73:6Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain; violence covereth them as a garment.
• Num 11:4And 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 11:34And he called the name of that place Kibrothhattaavah: because there they buried the people that lusted.
• Rev 18:11–17And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more:
• 1 Cor 10:6Now these things were our examples, to the intent we should not lust after evil things, as they also lusted.
• Ps 78:30They were not estranged from their lust. But while their meat was yet in their mouths,
• Matt 4:8Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
• Gal 5:24And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.
• Gen 6:2That the sons of God saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives of all which they chose.
• Prov 6:25Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids.
• Esth 1:3–7In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto all his princes and his servants; the power of Persia and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, being before him:
• Dan 4:30The 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?
• Eccl 5:10–11He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

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