1 John 2:20–21
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20But ye have tan unction from uthe Holy One, and vye know all things. 21I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because xye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
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- tver. 27 (Gk.). So 2 Cor. 1:21. Comp. Ps. 45:7. Heb. 1:9.
- uSee Mark 1:24.
- vSo ver. 27. See John 14:26. Comp. Prov. 28:5.
- xSo 2 Pet. 1:12. See Rom. 15:14.
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ESVEnglish Standard Version
But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge. I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles
NIVNew International Version (2011)
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. I do not write to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it and because no lie comes from the truth.
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CSBChristian Standard Bible
But you have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth. I have not written to you because you don’t know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie comes from the truth.
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NLTNew Living Translation
But you are not like that, for the Holy One has given you his Spirit, and all of you know the truth. So I am writing to you not because you don’t know the truth but because you know the difference between truth and lies.
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LEBThe Lexham English Bible
And you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know. I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because every lie is not of the truth.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press