1 John 2:17
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.In other versions
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
ASV
And the world and its desires is coming to an end: but he who does God's pleasure is living for ever.
BBE
And the world is passing, and its lust, but he that does the will of God abides for eternity.
DBY
The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.
WEB
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.
YLT
And the world passes away, and the lust thereof: but he that does the will of God abides for ever.
ENG
And the world passeth away, and the lust of it: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
WBT
The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.
BSB
In context
15Love 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.
16For 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.
17And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
18Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.
19They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.