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.
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Gill's Exposition
But the anointing which ye have received of him,.... The Spirit, and the grace of the Spirit, which they had received out of the fulness of grace which is in Christ; and is compared to oil or…
Barnes' Notes
But the anointing which ye have received of him - See the notes at 1Jo 2:20. Abideth in you - The meaning is, that the influence on your heart and life, which results from the fact that you are…
Adam Clarke
But the anointing which ye have received - That ointment, the gifts of the Holy Spirit, mentioned Jo1 2:20 (note).
Ye need not that any man teach you - The Gnostics, who pretended to the highest…
Here, I. The apostle encourages the disciples (to whom he writes) in these dangerous times, in this hour of seducers; he encourages them in the assurance of their stability in this day of apostasy:…
The Place of Safety; Christ
27. But the anointing which ye have received As in 1Jn 2:2, we have the false and the true Christians put side by side in contrast; but this does not justify us in turning…
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