I John 2:1-29
For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life—is not from the Father but is from the world. (v. 16) I can’t say that this entire verse is well known, but certainly those three items that are offset by dashes certainly are! A couple of comments… The two occasions of the word “desires” (in the ESV) are often translated “lust” (as in the NASB), and to me the word “lust” seems more odious, more sinful than “desires”: …the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes and pride of life. I commented on these three sinful items last year (in the second link below) and had one understanding. But reading this year I saw something different, something much more personal that I won’t go into except to mention that for each of us, those three sinful traits that are mentioned may embody for each of us particular sin(s) in our lives that encompass …all that is in the world…, that is, all that is sin in our lives. Something to ponder: what is …the lust of your flesh …the lust of your eyes …[the] pride of your life?
See also: December 17 / I John 2:1-11; December 18 / I John 2:12-17; December 19 / I John 2:18-29
On those three temptations, my Bible study points out that Jesus’ temptations were for the same three areas, physical (food), material things, and power/control. I like how you personalized it, Fred. What are MY physical, material, spiritual temptations?