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26 I wrote these things to you concerning the ones deceiving you. 27 And the Anointing which you received from Him is abiding in you. And you have no need that anyone should be teaching[a] you; but as His Anointing is teaching you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it[b] taught you, be abiding[c] in it[d].

Abide In Christ So That If He Appears You May Have Confidence And Not Shame

28 And now little-children, be abiding[e] in Him so that if He appears, we may have confidence and not be put-to-shame[f] by Him at His coming.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:27 That is, teaching you about God beyond what the Anointing and Christ through His servants (Eph 4:11) are teaching you.
  2. 1 John 2:27 That is, just as His Anointing taught you from the beginning. Or, as He (Jesus) taught you when He was on Earth.
  3. 1 John 2:27 Or, you are abiding.
  4. 1 John 2:27 That is, in the teaching, as in v 24. Or, in Him, as in v 28.
  5. 1 John 2:28 John turns from abiding in His truth to abiding in His character, His righteousness (2:29-3:10) and love (3:10-24).
  6. 1 John 2:28 Or, shrink-in-shame from Him.

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