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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)But you have received the Holy Spirit, and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.

Context of 1 John 2:27

25And this is what he promised us—eternal life. 26I am writing these things to you about those who are trying to lead you astray. 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. 28And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming. 29If you know that he is righteous, you know that everyone who does what is right has been 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Butκαίkai · andG2532
• the anointingὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the anointingχρῖσμαchrisma · anointingG5545
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• yeσύsu · youG4771
• have receivedλαμβάνωlambanō · to takeG2983
• ofἀπόapo · away fromG575
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• abidethμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• ye needἔχωechō · to have/beG2192
• ·χρείαchreia · needG5532
• notοὐou · noG3756
• thatἵναhina · in order that/toG2443
• any manτιςtis · oneG5100
• teachδιδάσκωdidaskō · to teachG1321
• butἀλλάalla · butG235
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• ofπερίperi · aboutG4012
• all thingsπᾶςpas · allG3956
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• truthἀληθήςalēthēs · trueG227
• lieψεῦδοςpseudos · lieG5579
• even asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531

Cross-references for 1 John 2:27

• 1 John 2:20But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.
• 1 John 3:24The one who keeps God’s commands lives in him, and he in them. And this is how we know that he lives in us: We know it by the Spirit he gave us.
• John 4:14but whoever drinks the water I give them will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give them will become in them a spring of water welling up to eternal life.”
• 1 Peter 1:23For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.
• 2 John 1:2because of the truth, which lives in us and will be with us forever:
• Jeremiah 31:33“This is the covenant I will make with the people of Israel after that time,” declares the Lord. “I will put my law in their minds and write it on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
• John 14:26But the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have said to you.
• John 16:13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all the truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come.
• Hebrews 8:10This is the covenant I will establish with the people of Israel after that time, declares the Lord. I will put my laws in their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
• 1 Corinthians 2:13This is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom but in words taught by the Spirit, explaining spiritual realities with Spirit-taught words.
• Ephesians 4:21when you heard about Christ and were taught in him in accordance with the truth that is in Jesus.
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13And we also thank God continually because, when you received the word of God, which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it actually is, the word of God, which is indeed at work in you who believe.
• 1 Timothy 2:7And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a true and faithful teacher of the Gentiles.
• 2 Peter 1:16For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power, but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
• 1 John 2:28And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.
• John 8:31To the Jews who had believed him, Jesus said, “If you hold to my teaching, you are really my disciples.

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