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1 John 2:15-16
King James Version
1 John 2:15-16
King James Version
15 Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
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1 John 2:15-16
New International Version
1 John 2:15-16
New International Version
On Not Loving the World
15 Do not love the world or anything in the world.(A) If anyone loves the world, love for the Father[a] is not in them.(B) 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(C) the lust of the eyes,(D) and the pride of life—comes not from the Father but from the world.
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- 1 John 2:15 Or world, the Father’s love
1 John 2:15-16
English Standard Version
1 John 2:15-16
English Standard Version
Do Not Love the World
15 (A)Do not love the world or the things in the world. (B)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world—(C)the desires of the flesh and (D)the desires of the eyes and pride of life[a]—is not from the Father but is from the world.
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- 1 John 2:16 Or pride in possessions
1 John 2:15-16
Christian Standard Bible
1 John 2:15-16
Christian Standard Bible
A Warning about the World
15 Do not love the world(A) or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For everything in the world—the lust of the flesh,(B) the lust of the eyes,(C) and the pride(D) in one’s possessions—is not from the Father, but is from the world.
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1 John 2:15-16
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 John 2:15-16
New American Standard Bible 1995
Do Not Love the World
15 Do not love (A)the world nor the things in the world. (B)If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, (C)the lust of the flesh and (D)the lust of the eyes and (E)the boastful pride of life, is not from the Father, but is from the world.
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