1 John 2:27

1 John 2:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
• New International Version (NIV)As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

Context of 1 John 2:27

25This is the promise which He Himself made to us: eternal life. 26These things I have written to you concerning those who are trying to deceive you. As for you, the anointing which you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you abide in Him. 28Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming. 29If you know that He is righteous, you know that everyone also who practices righteousness is born of Him.

1 John 2:27 word by word

καὶ ὑμεῖς, τὸ χρῖσμα ὃ ἐλάβετε ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ μένει ἐν ὑμῖν, καὶ οὐ χρείαν ἔχετε ἵνα τις διδάσκῃ ὑμᾶς· ἀλλ᾽ ὡς τὸ αὐτοῦ χρῖσμα διδάσκει ὑμᾶς περὶ πάντων καὶ ἀληθές ἐστιν καὶ οὐκ ἔστιν ψεῦδος καὶ καθὼς ἐδίδαξεν ὑμᾶς, μένετε ἐν αὐτῷ.Read the interlinear

• anointingχρῖσμαchrisma · anointingG5545
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• you receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• from Him abidesμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• in you, and you haveἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• noοὐou · noG3756
• needχρείαchreia · needG5532
• for anyoneτιςtis · oneG5100
• to teachδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• you aboutπερίperi · aboutG4012
• allπᾶςpas · allG3956
• trueἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227
• and is not a lieψεῦδοςpseudos · lieG5579

Cross-references for 1 John 2:27

• 1 John 2:20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know.
• 1 John 3:24The one who keeps His commandments abides in Him, and He in him. We know by this that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.
• John 4:14but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him shall never thirst; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life.”
• 1 Peter 1:23for you have been born again not of seed which is perishable but imperishable, that is, through the living and enduring word of God.
• 2 John 1:2for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever:
• Jeremiah 31:33“But this is the covenant which I will make with the house of Israel after those days,” declares the Lord, “I will put My law within them and on their heart I will write it; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.
• John 14:26But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I said to you.
• John 16:13But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all the truth; for He will not speak on His own initiative, but whatever He hears, He will speak; and He will disclose to you what is to come.
• Hebrews 8:10For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel After those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws into their minds, And I will write them on their hearts. And I will be their God, And they shall be My people.
• 1 Corinthians 2:13which things we also speak, not in words taught by human wisdom, but in those taught by the Spirit, combining spiritual thoughts with spiritual words.
• Ephesians 4:21if indeed you have heard Him and have been taught in Him, just as truth is in Jesus,
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but for what it really is, the word of God, which also performs its work in you who believe.
• 1 Timothy 2:7For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
• 2 Peter 1:16For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.
• 1 John 2:28Now, little children, abide in Him, so that when He appears, we may have confidence and not shrink away from Him in shame at His coming.
• John 8:31So Jesus was saying to those Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine;

Commentaries on 1 John 2:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27But the anointing which ye have received - That ointment, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, mentioned 1 John 2:20; (note). Ye need not that any man teach you - The Gnostics, who pretended to the highest illumination, could bring no proof that they were divinely taught, nor had they any thing in their teaching worthy the acceptance of the meanest Christian; therefore they had no need of that, nor of any other teaching but that which the same anointing…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 27But the anointing which ye have received of him - See the notes at 1 John 2:20. Abideth in you - The meaning is, that the influence on your heart and life, which results from the fact that you are anointed of God, permanently abides with you, and will keep you from dangerous error. The apostle evidently meant to say that he felt assured that they would not be seduced from the truth, and that his confidence in regard to this was placed in the fact that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 24-29Verses 24-29 The truth of Christ, abiding in us, is a means to sever from sin, and unites us to the Son of God, Joh 15:3, 4. What value should we put upon gospel truth! Thereby the promise of eternal life is made sure. The promise God makes, is suitable to his own greatness, power, and goodness; it is eternal life. The Spirit of truth will not lie; and he teaches all things in the present dispensation, all things necessary to our knowledge of God in…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. But--Greek, "And you (contrasting the believing readers with the seducers; the words 'and you' stand prominent, the construction of the sentence following being altered, and no verb agreeing with 'and you' until 'need not') ... the anointing," &c. (resumed from 1Jo 2:20). received of him--(Joh 1:16). So we "are unto God a sweet savor of Christ." abideth in you--He tacitly thus admonishes them to say, when tempted by seducers, "The anointing abideth in…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 John 2:27

• Anointing
• Character
• Perseverance
• Regeneration
• Symbols and Similitudes
• Unction
• Wisdom

In the dictionaries

• Acknowledge
• Advocate
• Lie
• Stumble
• Unction
• Baptism of the Holy Spirit
• Johannine Theology
• John, the Epistles of
• Truth
• anoint, anointed, anointing

Commentaries on 1 John 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings