G1939–ἐπιθυμία–epithumia

Dear friends, I entreat you as pilgrims and foreigners not to indulge the cravings of your lower natures: for all such cravings wage war upon the soul.

ἐπιθυμιῶν, epithumiōn “desires,”

that in future you may spend the rest of your earthly lives, governed not by human passions, but by the will of God.

ἐπιθυμίαις, epithumiais “desires”

For you have given time enough in the past to the doing of the things which the Gentiles delight in-- pursuing, as you did, a course of habitual licence, debauchery, hard drinking, noisy revelry, drunkenness and unholy image-worship.

ἐπιθυμίαις, epithumiais “in lusts,”

It is by means of these that He has granted us His precious and wondrous promises, in order that through them you may, one and all, become sharers in the very nature of God, having completely escaped the corruption which exists in the world through ear

ἐπιθυμίᾳ epithumia “desire”

and especially those who are abandoned to sensuality--craving, as they do, for polluted things, and scorning control. Fool-hardy and self-willed, they do not tremble when speaking evil of glorious beings;

ἐπιθυμίᾳ epithumia “[the] passion”

For, while they pour out their frivolous and arrogant talk, they use earthly cravings--every kind of immorality--as a bait to entrap men who are just escaping from the influence of those who live in error.

ἐπιθυμίαις epithumiais “[the] passions”

But, above all, remember that, in the last days, men will come who make a mock at everything--men governed only by their own passions,

ἐπιθυμίας epithumias “evil desires”

For the things in the world--the cravings of the earthly nature, the cravings of the eyes, the show and pride of life--they all come, not from the Father, but from the world.

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And the world, with its cravings, is passing away, but he who does God's will continues for ever.

ἐπιθυμία epithumia “desire”

These men are murmurers, ever bemoaning their lot. Their lives are guided by their evil passions, and their mouths are full of big, boastful words, while they treat individual men with admiring reverence for the sake of the advantage they can gain.

ἐπιθυμίας epithumias “lusts”

how they declared to you, "In the last times there shall be scoffers, obeying only their own ungodly passions."

ἐπιθυμίας epithumias “passions”

The dainties that thy soul longed for are gone from thee, and all thine elegance and splendor have perished, and never again shall they be found.

ἐπιθυμίας epithumias “desire”