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20 You have the gift[a] that the Holy One gave you, so you all know the truth.[b] 21 I do not write to you because you do not know the truth but because you do know the truth. And you know that no lie comes from the truth.

22 Who is the liar? It is the person who does not accept Jesus as the Christ. This is the enemy of Christ: the person who does not accept the Father and his Son.

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Footnotes

  1. 2:20 gift This might mean the Holy Spirit, or it might mean teaching or truth as in verse 24.
  2. 2:20 you . . . truth Some Greek copies read “so you know all things.”

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