²⁷And as for you, the ^aanointing whom you received from Him abides in you, and you have no need for anyone to teach you. But as His anointing ^bteaches you about all things, and is ^ctrue and is not a lie, and just as He has taught you, ¹abide in Him.

²⁸And now, ^alittle children, abide in Him, so that when He ^bis manifested, we may have ^cconfidence and ^dnot ¹shrink away from Him in shame ²at His ^ecoming.

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Footnotes

1Or you abide in Him; Gr indicative
1Lit be put to shame from Him
2Or in His presence

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

And now, little children, abide in him, so that when he appears we may have confidence and not shrink from him in shame at his coming.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

And now, dear children, continue in him, so that when he appears we may be confident and unashamed before him at his coming.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need anyone to teach you. Instead, his anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie; just as it has taught you, remain in him.

So now, little children, remain in him so that when he appears we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

And now, dear children, remain in fellowship with Christ so that when he returns, you will be full of courage and not shrink back from him in shame.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And as for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you do not have need that anyone teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things, and is true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you reside in him.

And now, little children, remain in him, so that whenever he is revealed we may have confidence and not be put to shame before him at his coming.

KJV 1900King James Version

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. And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

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