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1 John 2:20-27
English Standard Version
1 John 2:20-27
English Standard Version
20 But you have been (A)anointed by (B)the Holy One, and (C)you all have knowledge.[a] 21 I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is the liar but (D)he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is (E)the antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son. 23 (F)No one who denies the Son has the Father. Whoever confesses the Son has the Father also. 24 Let (G)what you heard from the beginning abide in you. If what you heard from the beginning abides in you, then (H)you too will abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that he made to us[b]—(I)eternal life.
26 I write these things to you about (J)those who are trying to deceive you. 27 But (K)the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and (L)you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and (M)is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.
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- 1 John 2:20 Some manuscripts you know everything
- 1 John 2:25 Some manuscripts you
1 John 2:20-27
New International Version
1 John 2:20-27
New International Version
20 But you have an anointing(A) from the Holy One,(B) and all of you know the truth.[a](C) 21 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it(D) and because no lie comes from the truth. 22 Who is the liar? It is whoever denies that Jesus is the Christ. Such a person is the antichrist—denying the Father and the Son.(E) 23 No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever acknowledges the Son has the Father also.(F)
24 As for you, see that what you have heard from the beginning(G) remains in you. If it does, you also will remain in the Son and in the Father.(H) 25 And this is what he promised us—eternal life.(I)
26 I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray.(J) 27 As for you, the anointing(K) 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(L) and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.(M)
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- 1 John 2:20 Some manuscripts and you know all things
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