1 John 2:16

ἡ ἐπιθυμία τῆς σαρκός, not object. gen. (Aug.: “desiderium earum rerum quæ pertinent ad carnem, sicut cibus et concubitus, et cætera hujusmodi,”) but subject.: “the lust which the flesh feels, which resides in the flesh”. Cf. ἡ ἐπιθυμία τῶν ὀφθαλμῶν. ἀλαζονία, vain pretension, claiming what one really has not. Def. Plat. : ἕξις προσποιητικὴ ἀγαθοῦ ἤ ἀγαθῶν τῶν μὴ ὑπαρχόντωυ. Suid.: ἀλαζόνας τοὺς ψεύστας ἐκάλουν, ἐπεὶ λέγειν ἐπαγγέλλονται περὶ ὧν μὴ ἴσασιν. Theophr. Char. vi.: προσδοκία τις ἀγαθῶν οὐκ ὄντων. ζωή, the vital principle (vita qua vivimus), (βίος, the outward life (vita quam vivimus) or livelihood (victus). There is here a summary of all possible sins, exemplified in the temptations of Eve (Genesis 3:1-6) and our Lord (Matthew 4:1-11). Cf. Aug.; Lightfoot, Hor. Heb., on Matthew 4:1. (1) “The lust of the flesh”: cf. “The tree was good for food”; “Command that these stones become loaves”. (2) “The lust of the eyes”: cf. “It was a delight to the eyes”; “Cast thyself down” a spectacular display. (3) “The braggart boast of life”: cf. “The tree was to be desired to make one wise”: “All the kingdoms of the world and the glory of them”.