1 John 2:20
“But ye haue an vnction from the holy One, and ye know all things.”
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1 John 2:20 Context
18Little children, it is the last time: and as yee haue heard that Antichrist shall come, euen now are there many Antichrists, whereby wee know that it is the last time. 19They went out from vs, but they were not of vs: for if they had beene of vs, they would no doubt haue continued with vs: but they went out that they might be made manifest, that they were not all of vs. 20But ye haue an vnction from the holy One, and ye know all things. 21I haue not written vnto you, because yee know not the trueth: but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the trueth. 22Who is a lier, but hee that denieth that Iesus is the Christ? hee is Antichrist, that denyeth the Father, and the Sonne.
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Other Translations for 1 John 2:20
But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
- King James Version
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and ye know all the things.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And you have the Spirit from the Holy One and you all have knowledge.
- Basic English Bible
And *ye* have [the] unction from the holy [one], and ye know all things.
- Darby Bible
But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
- Webster's Bible
As for you, you have an anointing from the holy One and have perfect knowledge.
- Weymouth Bible
You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.
- World English Bible
But ye han anointyng of the Hooli Goost, and knowen alle thingis.
- Wycliffe Bible
And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and have known all things;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for 1 John 2:20
2:20 But ye have an anointing - A chrism; perhaps so termed in opposition to the name of antichrist; an inward teaching from the Holy Ghost, whereby ye know all things - Necessary for your preservation from these seducers, and for your eternal salvation. St. John here but just touches upon the Holy Ghost, of whom he speaks more largely, #1Jo 3:24|; #4:13|; #5:6|.
People's Bible Notes for 1 John 2:20
1Jo 2:20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One. Ye are anointed with the Holy Spirit. Christian means an anointed one; Anti-Christ would mean against the Anointed. Hence John reminds them that they have been anointed by the Holy One. And ye know all things. All things needful to guard against these opposers and seducing teachers. It is the privilege of those who have this anointing to know Christ experimentally (Joh 14:22,23).