New American Standard Bible 1995

1 John 2:18-29

18ChildrenG3813, 1it is the lastG2078 hourG5610; and justG2531 as you heardG191 that 2antichristG500 is comingG2064, 3evenG2532 nowG3568 manyG4183 antichristsG500 have appearedG1096; from thisG3606 we knowG1097 that it is the lastG2078 hourG5610. 19 4They wentG1831 out from us, but they were not really of us; for ifG1487 they had beenG1510 of us, they would have remainedG3306 with us; but they went out, 5soG2443 that 6it would be shownG5319 that they allG3956 are not of us. 20 7But you haveG2192 an 8anointingG5545 from 9the HolyG40 OneG40, and 10you allG3956 knowG3609. 21I have not writtenG1125 to you becauseG3754 you do not knowG3609 the truthG225, but 11becauseG3754 you do knowG3609 it, and 12becauseG3754 noG3956 G3756 lieG5579 is 13of the truthG225. 22WhoG5101 is the liarG5583 but 14the one who deniesG720 that JesusG2424 is the 15ChristG5547? ThisG3778 is 16the antichristG500, the one who deniesG720 the FatherG3962 and the SonG5207. 23 17WhoeverG3956 deniesG720 the SonG5207 does not haveG2192 the FatherG3962; the one who confessesG3670 the SonG5207 hasG2192 the FatherG3962 alsoG2532. 24As for you, let that abideG3306 in you whichG3739 you heardG191 18from the beginningG746. IfG1437 whatG3739 you heardG191 from the beginningG746 abidesG3306 in you, you alsoG2532 19will abideG3306 in the SonG5207 and in the FatherG3962. 25 20ThisG3778 is the promiseG1860 whichG3739 He HimselfG846 21madeG1861 to us: eternalG166 lifeG2222.

26TheseG3778 thingsG3778 I have writtenG1125 to you concerningG4012 thoseG3588 who are trying to 22deceiveG4105 you. 27As for you, the 23anointingG5545 whichG3739 you receivedG2983 from Him abidesG3306 in you, and you haveG2192 noG3756 needG5532 for anyoneG5100 to teachG1321 you; but as His anointingG5545 24teachesG1321 you aboutG4012 allG3956 thingsG3956, and is 25trueG227 and is not a lieG5579, and justG2531 as it has taughtG1321 you, 26you abideG3306 in Him.

28NowG3568, 27littleG5040 childrenG5040, abideG3306 in Him, soG2443 that whenG1437 He 28appearsG5319, we may haveG2192 29confidenceG3954 and 30not 31shrinkG153 awayG575 from Him in shameG153 32at His 33comingG3952. 29IfG1437 you knowG3609 that 34He is righteousG1342, you knowG1097 that everyoneG3956 alsoG2532 who practicesG4160 righteousnessG1343 35is 36bornG1080 of Him.

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Notes

1. 1 John 2:18 Rom 13:11; 1 Tim 4:1; 1 Pet 4:7 ↩
2. 1 John 2:18 Matt 24:5, 24; 1 John 2:22; 4:3; 2 John 7 ↩
3. 1 John 2:18 Mark 13:22; 1 John 4:1, 3 ↩
4. 1 John 2:19 Acts 20:30 ↩
5. 1 John 2:19 1 Cor 11:19 ↩
6. 1 John 2:19 Lit they would be revealed ↩
7. 1 John 2:20 Lit And ↩
8. 1 John 2:20 2 Cor 1:21; 1 John 2:27 ↩
9. 1 John 2:20 Mark 1:24; Acts 10:38 ↩
10. 1 John 2:20 Prov 28:5; Matt 13:11; John 14:26; 1 Cor 2:15f; 1 John 2:27 ↩
11. 1 John 2:21 James 1:19; 2 Pet 1:12; Jude 5 ↩
12. 1 John 2:21 Or know that ↩
13. 1 John 2:21 John 8:44; 18:37; 1 John 3:19 ↩
14. 1 John 2:22 1 John 4:3; 2 John 7 ↩
15. 1 John 2:22 I.e. Messiah ↩
16. 1 John 2:22 Matt 24:5, 24; 1 John 2:18; 4:3; 2 John 7 ↩
17. 1 John 2:23 John 8:19; 16:3; 17:3; 1 John 4:15; 5:1; 2 John 9 ↩
18. 1 John 2:24 1 John 2:7 ↩
19. 1 John 2:24 John 14:23; 1 John 1:3; 2 John 9 ↩
20. 1 John 2:25 John 3:15; 6:40; 1 John 1:2 ↩
21. 1 John 2:25 Lit promised us ↩
22. 1 John 2:26 1 John 3:7; 2 John 7 ↩
23. 1 John 2:27 John 14:16; 1 John 2:20 ↩
24. 1 John 2:27 John 14:26; 1 Cor 2:12; 1 Thess 4:9 ↩
25. 1 John 2:27 John 14:17 ↩
26. 1 John 2:27 Or abide in Him; Gr command ↩
27. 1 John 2:28 1 John 2:1 ↩
28. 1 John 2:28 Luke 17:30; Col 3:4; 1 John 3:2 ↩
29. 1 John 2:28 Eph 3:12; 1 John 3:21; 4:17; 5:14 ↩
30. 1 John 2:28 Mark 8:38 ↩
31. 1 John 2:28 Lit be put to shame from Him ↩
32. 1 John 2:28 Or in His presence ↩
33. 1 John 2:28 1 Thess 2:19 ↩
34. 1 John 2:29 John 7:18; 1 John 3:7 ↩
35. 1 John 2:29 John 1:13; 3:3; 1 John 3:9; 4:7; 5:1, 4, 18; 3 John 11 ↩
36. 1 John 2:29 Or begotten ↩

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