1 John 2:16
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“For 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.”
πατήρ
When Jesus teaches His disciples to pray, He begins with the most radical word imaginable — Father. In the ancient world, approaching God as Father was almost unthinkable. Jesus opens the door and says: this is how you come. Not as a subject before a king. As a child before a Father who already knows what you need.
ἐπιθυμία
desire
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ἐπιθυμία
Desire, craving, longing. Epithumia. Do not fulfil the desires of the flesh. The flesh pulls toward what destroys. The Spirit pulls toward what gives life. Choose which you feed.
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σάρξ
flesh
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σάρξ
Flesh, body, human nature. Sarx. The Word became flesh. God took on human nature completely. He knows from the inside what it means to be human. He is not a distant deity.
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ὀφθαλμός
eyes
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ὀφθαλμός
An eye, the organ of sight. Eye has not seen nor ear heard what God has prepared for those who love Him. Heaven exceeds every imagination you have ever had.
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κόσμος
world
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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εἰμί
is.
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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