1 John 2:20 “You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know…”

1 John 2:20

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

You have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all have knowledge.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

But ye haue an ointment from that Holy one, and know all things.

Darby Translation

And ye have [the] unction from the holy [one], and ye know all things.

Young's Literal Translation

And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and have known all things;

Bible in Basic English

And you have the Spirit from the Holy One and you all have knowledge.

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Cross references

“ye have”

1 John 2:27 Isaiah 61:1 Psalm 23:5 Acts 10:38 Hebrews 1:9 1 John 4:13

1 John 2:27 · BSB

And 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 taug…

Isaiah 61:1 · BSB

The 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,

Psalm 23:5 · BSB

You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.

Acts 10:38 · BSB

how 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.

Hebrews 1:9 · BSB

You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”

1 John 4:13 · BSB

By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.

“the Holy”

Psalm 71:22 Mark 1:24 Psalm 16:10 Acts 3:14 Revelation 3:7 Revelation 4:8

Psalm 71:22 · BSB

So I will praise You with the harp for Your faithfulness, O my God; I will sing praise to You with the lyre, O Holy One of Israel.

Mark 1:24 · BSB

“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

Psalm 16:10 · BSB

For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.

Acts 3:14 · BSB

You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.

Revelation 3:7 · BSB

To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: These are the words of the One who is holy and true, who holds the key of David. What He opens no one can shut, and what He shuts no one can open.

Revelation 4:8 · BSB

And each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around and within. Day and night they never stop saying: “Holy, Holy, Holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”

“and ye”

John 14:26 Proverbs 28:5 John 16:13 Hebrews 8:11 1 Corinthians 2:15 John 10:4

John 14:26 · BSB

But 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.

Proverbs 28:5 · BSB

Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.

John 16:13 · BSB

However, 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.

Hebrews 8:11 · BSB

No longer will each one teach his neighbor or his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ because they will all know Me, from the least of them to the greatest.

1 Corinthians 2:15 · BSB

The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.

John 10:4 · BSB

When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

19They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

21I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.

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