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 on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, for its lusts.
• Gal 5:17For the flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary to one another, that you may not do the things that you desire.
• Ps 119:36–37Turn my heart toward your statutes, not toward selfish gain.
• Gen 3:6When the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took some of its fruit, and ate; and she gave some to her husband with her, and he ate it, too.
• Prov 27:20Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied; and a man’s eyes are never satisfied.
• Eph 2:3among whom we also all once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.
• 1 Pet 2:11Beloved, I beg you as foreigners and pilgrims, to abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
• 2 Pet 2:10but chiefly those who walk after the flesh in the lust of defilement, and despise authority. Daring, self-willed, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignitaries;
• Jas 3:15This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
• 1 Pet 4:2–3that you no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh for the lusts of men, but for the will of God.
• Ps 78:18They tempted God in their heart by asking food according to their desire.
• 2 Pet 2:18For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;
• Josh 7:21When I saw among the plunder a beautiful Babylonian robe, two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold weighing fifty shekels, then I coveted them and took them. Behold, they are hidden in the ground in the middle of my tent, with the silver under it.”
• Titus 2:12instructing us to the intent that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we would live soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world;
• Titus 3:3For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
• Jude 1:16–18These are murmurers and complainers, walking after their lusts (and their mouth speaks proud things), showing respect of persons to gain advantage.
• 1 Pet 1:14as children of obedience, not conforming yourselves according to your former lusts as in your ignorance,
• Matt 5:28but I tell you that everyone who gazes at a woman to lust after her has committed adultery with her already in his heart.
• Luke 4:5The devil, leading him up on a high mountain, showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time.
• Job 31:1“I made a covenant with my eyes, how then should I look lustfully at a young woman?
• Ps 73:6Therefore pride is like a chain around their neck. Violence covers them like a garment.
• Num 11:4The mixed multitude that was among them lusted exceedingly: and the children of Israel also wept again, and said, “Who will give us meat to eat?
• Num 11:34The name of that place was called Kibroth Hattaavah, because there they buried the people who lusted.
• Rev 18:11–17The merchants of the earth weep and mourn over her, for no one buys 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 didn’t turn from their cravings. Their food was yet in their mouths,
• Matt 4:8Again, the devil took him to an exceedingly high mountain, and showed him all the kingdoms of the world, and their glory.
• Gal 5:24Those who belong to Christ have crucified the flesh with its passions and lusts.
• Gen 6:2God’s sons saw that men’s daughters were beautiful, and they took any that they wanted for themselves as wives.
• Prov 6:25Don’t lust after her beauty in your heart, neither let her captivate you with her eyelids.
• Esth 1:3–7in the third year of his reign, he made a feast for 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 spoke and said, Is not this great Babylon, which I have built for the royal dwelling place, by the might of my power and for the glory of my majesty?
• Eccl 5:10–11He who loves silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he who loves abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

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