1 John 2:15 KJV — MannaFest

1 John 2:15

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.

KJV

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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.

WEB

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

YLT

Love not ye the world, nor the things in the world; if any one doth love the world, the love of the Father is not in him,

DBT

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;

About this book

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1 John — The aged apostle writes to churches in Asia Minor facing docetic teachers who deny the incarnation. Three tests interweave through five short chapters: walk in the light, love the brethren, confess Jesus come in the flesh.

Author: The apostle John — same author as the Gospel of John and 2/3 John; early church unanimous
Date: Late 1st century, c. AD 85–95, likely written from Ephesus

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Cross-references

56 verses on the floor

Romans 12:2
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.
James 4:4
Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
Colossians 3:2
Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth.
Matthew 6:24
No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.
Colossians 3:1–2
If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God.

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Now here we see the reasons of this dissuasion and caution. They are several, and had need to be so; it is hard to dispute or dissuade disciples themselves from the love of the world. These reasons are taken, 1.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

The heart of man is narrow, and cannot contain both loves. The world draws down the heart from God; and so the more the love of the world prevails the more the love of God dwindles and decays. From the prohibition of worldly love or lust; it is not ordained of God: It is not of the Father, but is of the world,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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G26114× in canon G25143× in canon G2889185× in canon G1437352× in canon

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Where the connections lead

Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

1JN 2:15ROM 12:2 1PE 1:14
1JN 2:15ROM 12:2 EPH 4:22-24
1JN 2:15ROM 12:2 2CO 5:17
1JN 2:15ROM 12:2 COL 3:10
1JN 2:15ROM 12:2 1JN 2:15-17
1JN 2:15MAT 6:24 1JN 2:15-16
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
1JN 2:15MAT 6:24 LUK 16:13
1JN 2:15JAS 4:4 ROM 8:7

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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