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1 John 2:15-16
New American Bible (Revised Edition)

15 Do not love the world or the things of the world.[a] If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.(A) 16 For all that is in the world, sensual lust,[b] enticement for the eyes, and a pretentious life, is not from the Father but is from the world.

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  1. 2:15 The world: all that is hostile toward God and alienated from him. Love of the world and love of God are thus mutually exclusive; cf. Jas 4:4.
  2. 2:16 Sensual lust: literally, “the lust of the flesh,” inordinate desire for physical gratification. Enticement for the eyes: literally, “the lust of the eyes,” avarice or covetousness; the eyes are regarded as the windows of the soul. Pretentious life: literally, “pride of life,” arrogance or ostentation in one’s earthly style of life that reflects a willful independence from God and others.
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