17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.

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17 The world and its desires pass away,(A) but whoever does the will of God(B) lives forever.

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35 Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.

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35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.(A)

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31 And they that use this world, as not abusing it: for the fashion of this world passeth away.

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31 those who use the things of the world, as if not engrossed in them. For this world in its present form is passing away.(A)

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And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

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Do not conform(A) to the pattern of this world,(B) but be transformed by the renewing of your mind.(C) Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is(D)—his good, pleasing(E) and perfect will.

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That he no longer should live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

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As a result, they do not live the rest of their earthly lives for evil human desires,(A) but rather for the will of God.

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36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.

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36 You need to persevere(A) so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised.(B)

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35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

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35 Whoever does God’s will is my brother and sister and mother.”

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The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field:

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the Lord bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass.

The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.

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A voice says, “Cry out.”
    And I said, “What shall I cry?”

“All people are like grass,(A)
    and all their faithfulness is like the flowers of the field.
The grass withers(B) and the flowers fall,
    because the breath(C) of the Lord blows(D) on them.
    Surely the people are grass.
The grass withers and the flowers(E) fall,
    but the word(F) of our God endures(G) forever.(H)

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24 For all flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of grass. The grass withereth, and the flower thereof falleth away:

25 But the word of the Lord endureth for ever. And this is the word which by the gospel is preached unto you.

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24 For,

“All people are like grass,
    and all their glory is like the flowers of the field;
the grass withers and the flowers fall,
25     but the word of the Lord endures forever.”[a](A)

And this is the word that was preached to you.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 1:25 Isaiah 40:6-8 (see Septuagint)

28 And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.

29 My Father, which gave them me, is greater than all; and no man is able to pluck them out of my Father's hand.

30 I and my Father are one.

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28 I give them eternal life,(A) and they shall never perish;(B) no one will snatch them out of my hand.(C) 29 My Father, who has given them to me,(D) is greater than all[a];(E) no one can snatch them out of my Father’s hand. 30 I and the Father are one.”(F)

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Footnotes

  1. John 10:29 Many early manuscripts What my Father has given me is greater than all

Who are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.

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who through faith are shielded by God’s power(A) until the coming of the salvation(B) that is ready to be revealed(C) in the last time.

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For this is the will of God, even your sanctification, that ye should abstain from fornication:

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It is God’s will(A) that you should be sanctified: that you should avoid sexual immorality;(B)

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14 But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

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14 but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst.(A) Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water(B) welling up to eternal life.”(C)

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