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1 John 2:20

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The Holy SpiritTruth and honesty

18 Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.

19 They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.

21 I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.

22 Who is the liar, if it is not the one who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the antichrist, who denies the Father and the Son.

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Compare

BSB
You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
KJV
But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
WEB
You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
ASV
And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and ye know all the things.
DARBY
And *ye* have [the] unction from the holy [one], and ye know all things.
BLB
And you⁺ have the anointing from the Holy One, and all [of] you⁺ know.
ÅB
Og dere har salvelse av den Hellige og vet alt.
OTB
Men dere har fått en salvelse fra Den Hellige, og dere vet alle.
B1930
Og I har salvelse av den Hellige og vet alt.

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  • 1 John 2:27

    And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.

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  • John 14:26

    But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

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  • 2 Corinthians 1:21–22

    Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,

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  • Isaiah 61:1

    The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,

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  • Psalms 23:5

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

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  • Proverbs 28:5

    Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.

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  • Acts 10:38

    how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.

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  • Hebrews 1:9

    You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

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