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1 John 2:20

You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.

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ASV

And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

KJV

But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ὑμεῖςhumeisyou yourselvesG4771 →
χρῖσμαchrisma[the] anointingG5545 →
ἔχετεechetehaveG2192 →
ἀπὸapofromG575 →
τοῦtoutheG3588 →
ἁγίουhagiouHoly [One]G40 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
οἴδατεoidateyou know
πάντες.pantesall [you].G3956 →

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Isaiah 30:21And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”1 Corinthians 2:12We have not received the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we may understand what God has freely given us.1 John 2:27And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.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 told you.Isaiah 10:27On that day the burden will be lifted from your shoulders, and the yoke from your neck. The yoke will be broken because your neck will be too large.2 Corinthians 1:21–22Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,1 Corinthians 2:14The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.Proverbs 28:5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.2 Corinthians 1:21Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,Acts 10:38how God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power, and how Jesus went around doing good and healing all who were oppressed by the devil, because God was with Him.Matthew 13:11He replied, “The knowledge of the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven has been given to you, but not to them.Hebrews 1:9You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”John 16:13However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.Jeremiah 31:34No longer will each man teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the LORD,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest, declares the LORD. For I will forgive their iniquities and will remember their sins no more.”1 John 4:13By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.1 Corinthians 2:10But God has revealed it to us by the Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God.

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