Verse of the Day
Author Spotlight
Loading featured author...
Report Issue
See a formatting issue or error?
Let us know →
Verse Takeaways
1
The Anointing is the Spirit
Commentators universally agree that the 'anointing' is not a literal substance but the indwelling Holy Spirit. This gift from Christ permanently resides in believers, acting as an internal teacher. The Spirit guides Christians into essential truth and provides discernment against false doctrines, serving as the believer's primary safeguard for their faith.
See 3 Verse Takeaways
Book Overview
1 John
Author
Audience
Composition
Teaching Highlights
Outline
+ 5 more
See Overview
Commentaries
11
Albert Barnes
On 1 John 2:27
18th Century
Theologian
But the anointing which ye have received of him. (See the notes on 1 John 2:20).
Abideth in you. The meaning i…
AT Robertson
On 1 John 2:27
And as for you (κα υμεις). Prolepsis again as in verse 24.Which ye received of him (ο ελαβετε απ' αυτου). Second …
Charles Ellicott
On 1 John 2:18–28
19th Century
Bishop
[8] THE MANIFESTATIONS OF DARKNESS (1 John 2:18–28).
[a] Signs by which they should know the forerunners of the las…
Go Ad-Free
Go ad-free and create your own bookmark library
Charles Spurgeon
On 1 John 2:26–27
19th Century
Preacher
These things have I written to you concerning them that seduce you. But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you,
Expositor's Bible Commentary
On 1 John 2:27
The author concludes his attack on the false teachers with a warning and a word of encouragement for his followers. He has identified the heretical…
John Calvin
On 1 John 2:27
16th Century
Theologian
And you need not—strange must have been John’s purpose, as I have already said, if he intended to represent teaching as useless. He did no…
John Gill
On 1 John 2:27
17th Century
Pastor
But the anointing which you have received of him
The Spirit, and the grace of the Spirit, which they had received ou…
Matthew Henry
On 1 John 2:24–29
17th Century
Minister
The truth of Christ, abiding in us, is a means to sever from sin, and unites us to the Son of God (John 15:3, 4). What value should we …