26 These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to (A)deceive you. 27 As for you, the (B)anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing (C)teaches you about all things, and is (D)true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, [a]you abide in Him.

28 Now, (E)little children, abide in Him, so that when He (F)appears, we may have (G)confidence and (H)not [b]shrink away from Him in shame [c]at His (I)coming.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:27 Or abide in Him; Gr command
  2. 1 John 2:28 Lit be put to shame from Him
  3. 1 John 2:28 Or in His presence