1 John 2:17–18
17 And zthe world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever.
Warning Concerning Antichrists
18 Children, ait is the last hour, and as you have heard that bantichrist is coming, so now cmany antichrists have come. dTherefore we know that it is the last hour.
1 John 2:17–18 — The New International Version (NIV)
17 The world and its desires pass away, but whoever does the will of God lives forever.
18 Dear children, this is the last hour; and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come. This is how we know it is the last hour.
1 John 2:17–18 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 18 Little 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.
1 John 2:17–18 — New Living Translation (NLT)
17 And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever.
18 Dear children, the last hour is here. You have heard that the Antichrist is coming, and already many such antichrists have appeared. From this we know that the last hour has come.
1 John 2:17–18 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
17 And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever.
18 Little children, it is the last hour; and as you have heard that the Antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have come, by which we know that it is the last hour.
1 John 2:17–18 — New Century Version (NCV)
17 The world and everything that people want in it are passing away, but the person who does what God wants lives forever.
18 My dear children, these are the last days. You have heard that the enemy of Christ is coming, and now many enemies of Christ are already here. This is how we know that these are the last days.
1 John 2:17–18 — American Standard Version (ASV)
17 And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.
18 Little children, it is the last hour: and as ye heard that antichrist cometh, even now have there arisen many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last hour.
1 John 2:17–18 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
17 And the world is passing, and its lust, but he that does the will of God abides for eternity.
18 Little children, it is the last hour, and, according as ye have heard that antichrist comes, even now there have come many antichrists, whence we know that it is the last hour.
1 John 2:17–18 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
17 the world and its evil desires are passing away. But the person who does what God wants lives forever.
18 Children, it’s the end of time. You’ve heard that an antichrist is coming. Certainly, many antichrists are already here. That’s how we know it’s the end of time.
1 John 2:17–18 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
17 And the world with its lust is passing away, but the one who does God’s will remains forever.
18 Children, it is the last hour. And as you have heard, “Antichrist is coming,” even now many antichrists have come. We know from this that it is the last hour.
1 John 2:17–18 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
17 And the world and its desire are passing away, but those who do the will of God live forever.
18 Children, it is the last hour! As you have heard that antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have come. From this we know that it is the last hour.
1 John 2:17–18 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
17 And the world is passing away, and its desire, but the one who does the will of God remains forever.
18 Children, it is the last hour, and just as you have heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have arisen, by which we know that it is the last hour.
1 John 2:17–18 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
17 The world and its evil longings are passing away. But those who do what God wants them to do live forever.
18 Dear children, we are living in the last days. You have heard that the great enemy of Christ is coming. But even now many enemies of Christ have already come. That’s how we know that these are the last days.
1 John 2:17–18 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
17 The world is passing away, and also its lusts; but the one who does the will of God lives forever.
18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you heard that antichrist is coming, even now many antichrists have appeared; from this we know that it is the last hour.