27 And as for you, the (A)anointing which you received from Him remains in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing (B)teaches you about all things, and is (C)true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, [a]you remain in Him.

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  1. 1 John 2:27 Or remain in Him (a command)

27 As for you, the anointing(A) you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things(B) and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.(C)

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27 But Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit.[a] Now the Spirit stays in you, and you don't need any teachers. The Spirit is truthful and teaches you everything. So stay one in your heart with Christ, just as the Spirit has taught you to do.

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  1. 2.27 Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit: The Greek text has “You received a pouring on of olive oil from him” (see verse 20). The “pouring on of olive oil” is here taken to refer to the gift of the Holy Spirit, and “he” may refer either to Christ or to the Father.