1 John 2:17 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 John 2:17 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
κόσμος
kósmos
G2889
world
παράγεται
parágō
G3855
to pass by
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
ἡ
ho
G3588
the
ἐπιθυμία
epithymía
G1939
desire
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ποιῶν
poiéō
G4160
to make
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
θέλημα
thélēma
G2307
will
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
θεοῦ
theós
G2316
God
μένει
ménō
G3306
to remain
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
αἰῶνα
aiṓn
G165
age
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The world is passing away with its lusts, but he who does God's will remains forever.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the world is going away, and its desire, but the one doing the will of God remains to eternity.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).