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24 What you have heard from the beginning must abide in you. If what you have heard from the beginning abides in you, you will also abide in the Son and in the Father. 25 The message that the Son[a] himself declared to us is eternal life. 26 I have written[b] to you about those who are trying to deceive you. 27 The anointing you received from God[c] abides in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you this.[d] Instead, because God’s[e] anointing teaches you about everything and is true and not a lie, abide in him, as he taught you to do.[f]

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  1. 1 John 2:25 Lit. that he
  2. 1 John 2:26 Lit. written these things
  3. 1 John 2:27 Lit. him
  4. 1 John 2:27 The Gk. lacks this
  5. 1 John 2:27 Lit. his
  6. 1 John 2:27 The Gk. lacks to do