1 John 2:14-16

New Century Version

¹⁴I write to you, children,
    because you know the Father.
I write to you, fathers,
    because you know the One who existed from the beginning.
I write to you, young people,
    because you are strong;
    the teaching of God lives in you,
    and you have defeated the Evil One.

¹⁵Do not love the world or the things in the world. If you love the world, the love of the Father is not in you. ¹⁶These are the ways of the world: wanting to please our sinful selves, wanting the sinful things we see, and being too proud of what we have. None of these come from the Father, but all of them come from the world.

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