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20 But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit,[a] and all of you know the truth.

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  1. 2:20 Greek But you have an anointing from the Holy One.

20 But you have an anointing(A) from the Holy One,(B) and all of you know the truth.[a](C)

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  1. 1 John 2:20 Some manuscripts and you know all things

26 But when the Father sends the Advocate as my representative—that is, the Holy Spirit—he will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you.

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26 But the Advocate,(A) the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name,(B) will teach you all things(C) and will remind you of everything I have said to you.(D)

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27 But you have received the Holy Spirit,[a] and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit[b] teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.

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  1. 2:27a Greek the anointing from him.
  2. 2:27b Greek the anointing.

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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21 It is God who enables us, along with you, to stand firm for Christ. He has commissioned us, 22 and he has identified us as his own by placing the Holy Spirit in our hearts as the first installment that guarantees everything he has promised us.

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21 Now it is God who makes both us and you stand firm(A) in Christ. He anointed(B) us, 22 set his seal(C) of ownership on us, and put his Spirit in our hearts as a deposit, guaranteeing what is to come.(D)

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Good News for the Oppressed

61 The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me,
    for the Lord has anointed me
    to bring good news to the poor.
He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted
    and to proclaim that captives will be released
    and prisoners will be freed.[a]

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  1. 61:1 Greek version reads and the blind will see. Compare Luke 4:18.

The Year of the Lord’s Favor

61 The Spirit(A) of the Sovereign Lord(B) is on me,
    because the Lord has anointed(C) me
    to proclaim good news(D) to the poor.(E)
He has sent me to bind up(F) the brokenhearted,
    to proclaim freedom(G) for the captives(H)
    and release from darkness for the prisoners,[a]

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  1. Isaiah 61:1 Hebrew; Septuagint the blind

Evil people don’t understand justice,
    but those who follow the Lord understand completely.

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Evildoers do not understand what is right,
    but those who seek the Lord understand it fully.

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You prepare a feast for me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You honor me by anointing my head with oil.
    My cup overflows with blessings.

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You prepare a table(A) before me
    in the presence of my enemies.
You anoint my head with oil;(B)
    my cup(C) overflows.

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38 And you know that God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power. Then Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, for God was with him.

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38 how God anointed(A) Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and power, and how he went around doing good and healing(B) all who were under the power of the devil, because God was with him.(C)

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13 When the Spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own but will tell you what he has heard. He will tell you about the future.

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13 But when he, the Spirit of truth,(A) comes, he will guide you into all the truth.(B) He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.

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13 And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us.

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13 This is how we know(A) that we live in him and he in us: He has given us of his Spirit.(B)

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You love justice and hate evil.
    Therefore, O God, your God has anointed you,
    pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.”[a]

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  1. 1:8-9 Ps 45:6-7.

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness;
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions(A)
    by anointing you with the oil(B) of joy.”[a](C)

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  1. Hebrews 1:9 Psalm 45:6,7

After he has gathered his own flock, he walks ahead of them, and they follow him because they know his voice. They won’t follow a stranger; they will run from him because they don’t know his voice.”

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When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.(A) But they will never follow a stranger; in fact, they will run away from him because they do not recognize a stranger’s voice.”

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You love justice and hate evil.
    Therefore God, your God, has anointed you,
    pouring out the oil of joy on you more than on anyone else.

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You love righteousness(A) and hate wickedness;(B)
    therefore God, your God, has set you above your companions
    by anointing(C) you with the oil of joy.(D)

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