1 John 2:17

“And the world passeth away, &c.] Not the matter and substance, but the fashion, form, and scheme of it, (<460731>1 Corinthians 7:31); kingdoms, cities, towns, houses, families, estates, and possessions, are continually changing, and casting into different hands, and different forms; the men of the world, the inhabitants of it, are continually removing; one generation goes, and another comes, new faces are continually appearing; the riches and honours of the world are fading, perishing, and transitory things; everything is upon the flux, nothing is permanent; which is another argument why the world, and the things of it, are not to be loved: and the lust thereof; also passes away; and objects…”

“the world--with all who are of the world worldly. passeth away--Greek, "is passing away" even now. the lust thereof--in its threefold manifestation (Jo1 2:16). he that doeth the will of God--not his own fleshly will, or the will of the world, but that of God (Jo1 2:3, Jo1 2:6), especially in respect to love. abideth for ever--"even as God also abideth for ever" (with whom the godly is one; compare Psa 55:19, "God, even He that abideth of old): a true comment, which CYPRIAN and LUCIFER have added to the text without support of Greek manuscripts. In contrast to the three passing lusts of the world, the doer of God's will has three abiding goods, "riches, honor, and life" (Pro 22:4).”

“And the world passeth away - Everything properly constituting this world where religion is excluded. The reference here does not seem to be so much to the material world, as to the scenes of show and vanity which make up the world. These things are passing away like the shifting scenes of the stage. See the notes at 1 Corinthians 7:31. And the lust thereof - All that is here so much the object of desire. These things are like a pageant, which only amuses the eye for a moment, and then disappears forever. But he that doeth the will of God abideth forever - This cannot mean that he will never die; but it means that he has built his happiness on a basis which is secure, and which can never pass…”

“The world passeth away, and the desire thereof - That is, all that can gratify those desires passeth away with it. But he that doeth the will of God - That loves God, not the world. Abideth - In the enjoyment of what he loves, for ever. 1 John 2:18”

“the world: Psa 39:6, Psa 73:18-20, Psa 90:9, Psa 102:26; Isa 40:6-8; Mat 24:35; Co1 7:31; Jam 1:10, Jam 1:11, Jam 4:14; Pe1 1:24 but: Psa 143:10; Mat 7:21, Mat 21:31; Mar 3:35; Joh 7:17; Rom 12:2; Col 1:9, Col 4:12; Th1 4:3, Th1 5:18; Heb 10:36; Pe1 4:2 abideth: Psa 125:1, Psa 125:2; Pro 10:25; Joh 4:14, Joh 6:58, Joh 10:28-30; Pe1 1:5, Pe1 1:25 1 John 2:18”