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As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don`t need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.
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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.
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1 John
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But the anointing which ye have received of him. (See the notes on 1 John 2:20).
Abideth in you. The meaning i…
And as for you (κα υμεις). Prolepsis again as in verse 24.Which ye received of him (ο ελαβετε απ' αυτου). Second …
19th Century
Anglican
[8] THE MANIFESTATIONS OF DARKNESS (1 John 2:18–28).
[a] Signs by which they should know the forerunners of the las…
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Baptist
These things have I written to you concerning them that seduce you. But the anointing which you have received of him abides in you,
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…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the anointing which you have received of him The Spirit, and the grace of the Spirit, which they had received ou…
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 …