1 John

1 John 2:17

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

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
world	κόσμος	kosmos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2889 the world, universe
is passing away	παράγεται	paragetai	Verb - Present Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G3855 I pass by, depart, pass away
its	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
desires	ἐπιθυμία	epithymia	Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular	G1939 desire, eagerness for, inordinate desire, lust
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
whoever	ὁ	ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
does	ποιῶν	poiōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G4160 I do, make
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
will	θέλημα	thelēma	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2307 will, wish, desire
of God	Θεοῦ	Theou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
remains	μένει	menei	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3306 I remain, abide
forever	αἰῶνα	aiōna	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G165 an age, a cycle of time

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.