1 John 2:15

Temptation Love for others Sin Money and wealth

¹³ I am writing to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I am writing to you, young men, because you have overcome the evil one. I have written to you, children, because you know the Father.

¹⁴ I have written to you, fathers, because you know Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, and you have overcome the evil one.

Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

¹⁶ For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world.

¹⁷ The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.
KJV: 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.
WEB: Don’t love the world or the things that are in the world. If anyone loves the world, the Father’s love isn’t in him.
ASV: 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.
DARBY: Love not the world, nor the things in the world. If any one love the world, the love of the Father is not in him;
BLB: Do not love the world nor the things in the world. If anyone should love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

ÅB: Elsk ikke verden, heller ikke de ting som er i verden! Om noen elsker verden, da er kjærligheten til Faren ikke i ham;
OTB: Elsk ikke verden eller tingene i den. Hvis noen elsker verden, er kjærligheten til Faderen ikke i dem.
B1930: Elsk ikke verden, heller ikke de ting som er i verden! Om nogen elsker verden, da er kjærligheten til Faderen ikke i ham;

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

James 4:4
You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.
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Romans 12:2
Do 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.
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Matthew 6:24
No one can serve two masters: Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.
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Colossians 3:1–2
Therefore, since you have been raised with Christ, strive for the things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God.
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Luke 16:13
No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.”
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1 John 5:4–5
because everyone born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world: our faith.
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John 15:19
If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world.
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1 John 3:17
If anyone with earthly possessions sees his brother in need, but withholds his compassion from him, how can the love of God abide in him?
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