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1 John 2:17

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

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.κόσμοςkosmosworldκόσμοςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “world”, the subject formG2889the world, universe; worldly affairs; the inhabitants of the world; adornment.the worldπαράγεταιparagetaipasseth awayπαράγω (paragō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “passeth away”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3855I pass by, depart, pass away.passeth awayκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἡhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἐπιθυμίαepithumialustἐπιθυμίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “lust”, the subject formG1939desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust.This verse uses “lust”.the lustαὐτοῦautouthereofαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “thereof”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.thereofὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.butποιῶνpoiōnhe that doethποιέω (poieō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “he that doeth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.he that doethτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θέλημαthelēmawillθέλημαnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “will”, the object formG2307an act of will, will; plur: wishes, desires.This verse uses “will”.the willτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godμένειmeneiabidethμένω (menō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “abideth”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3306I remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await.abidethεἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forτὸνtontheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, masculine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.αἰῶναaiōnaeverαἰών (aiōn)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “ever”, the object formG165an age, a cycle (of time), especially of the present age as contrasted with the future age, and of one of a series of ages stretching to infinity.ever

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and the world doth pass away, and the desire of it, and he who is doing the will of God, he doth remain — to the age.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

and the world doth pass away, and the desire of it, and he who is doing the will of God, he doth remain — to the age.

World English Bible

The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God’s will remains forever.

Darby Translation

And the world is passing, and its lust, but he that does the will of God abides for eternity.

Douay-Rheims

And the world passeth away, and the concupiscence thereof: but he that doth the will of God, abideth for ever.

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