1 John 2:17

The world and its desires are passing away, but whoever does God's will lives forever. Only a life aligned with God endures.

Cross-references · 28

• Matt 24:35Heaven and earth will pass away, but My words will never pass away.
• 1 Cor 7:31and those who use the things of this world, as if not dependent on them. For this world in its present form is passing away.
• Rom 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
• 1 Pet 4:2Consequently, he does not live out his remaining time on earth for human passions, but for the will of God.
• Heb 10:36You need to persevere, so that after you have done the will of God, you will receive what He has promised.
• Mark 3:35For whoever does the will of God is My brother and sister and mother.”
• Isa 40:6–8A voice says, “Cry out!” And I asked, “What should I cry out?” “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field.
• 1 Pet 1:24–25For, “All flesh is like grass, and all its glory like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
• John 10:28–30I give them eternal life, and they will never perish. No one can snatch them out of My hand.
• 1 Pet 1:5who through faith are shielded by God’s power for the salvation that is ready to be revealed in the last time.
• 1 Th 4:3For it is God’s will that you should be holy: You must abstain from sexual immorality;
• Ps 143:10Teach me to do Your will, for You are my God. May Your good Spirit lead me on level ground.
• Matt 7:21Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven.
• John 4:14But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”
• John 6:58This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your fathers, who ate the manna and died, the one who eats this bread will live forever.”
• Jas 4:14You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.
• Matt 21:31Which of the two did the will of his father?” “The first,” they answered. Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, the tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.
• Jas 1:10–11But the one who is rich should exult in his low position, because he will pass away like a flower of the field.
• 1 Th 5:18Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.
• Prov 10:25When the whirlwind passes, the wicked are no more, but the righteous are secure forever.
• Col 4:12Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
• Ps 125:1–2A song of ascents. Those who trust in the LORD are like Mount Zion. It cannot be moved; it abides forever.
• Ps 73:18–20Surely You set them on slick ground; You cast them down into ruin.
• Ps 90:9For all our days decline in Your fury; we finish our years with a sigh.
• Ps 39:6Surely every man goes about like a phantom; surely he bustles in vain; he heaps up riches not knowing who will haul them away.
• John 7:17If anyone desires to do His will, he will know whether My teaching is from God or whether I speak on My own.
• Col 1:9For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of His will in all spiritual wisdom and understanding,
• Ps 102:26They will perish, but You remain; they will all wear out like a garment. Like clothing You will change them, and they will be passed on.

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