1Jo 2:15 | HCSB | STEP | Do not love the world or the things that belong to the world . If anyone loves the world , love for the Father is not in him .

b Jn 15:19; 17:16; Rm 12:2; Jms 1:27; 4:4

1 John 2:15

A Warning about the World

15 Do not love the ^{▼▼world: The organized Satanic system that is opposed to God and hostile to Jesus and His followers. The non-Christian culture including governments, educational systems, and businesses}world ^b or the things that belong to ^{▼▼Lit things in} the world. If anyone loves the world, love for the Father is not in him.