1 John 2:20
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.”
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BSBPD
“You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And ye have an anointing from the Holy One, and have known all things;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 John 2:20 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 7:35This is the portion of the offerings made by fire to the LORD for Aaron and his sons since the day they were presented to serve the LORD as priests.
- Psalms 16:10For You will not abandon my soul to Sheol, nor will You let Your Holy One see decay.
- Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- Psalms 45:7You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, your God, has anointed you above your companions with the oil of joy.
- Psalms 71:22So 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.
- Psalms 92:10But You have exalted my horn like that of a wild ox; with fine oil I have been anointed.
- Proverbs 28:5Evil men do not understand justice, but those who seek the LORD comprehend fully.
- Isaiah 43:3For I am the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior; I give Egypt for your ransom, Cush and Seba in your place.
- 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,
- Mark 1:24“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!”
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,
- Luke 4:34“Ha! 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!”
- John 10:4When he has brought out all his own, he goes on ahead of them, and his sheep follow him because they know his voice.
- 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.
- 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.
- Acts 3:14You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and asked that a murderer be released to you.
- 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.
- 1 Corinthians 2:15The spiritual man judges all things, but he himself is not subject to anyone’s judgment.
- 2 Corinthians 1:21Now it is God who establishes both us and you in Christ. He anointed us,
- Hebrews 1:9You have loved righteousness and hated wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You above Your companions with the oil of joy.”
- Hebrews 8:11No 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 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.
- 1 John 4:13By this we know that we remain in Him, and He in us: He has given us of His Spirit.
- Revelation 3:7To 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.
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