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1 John 2:20

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

KJV

καὶ ὑμεῖς χρῖσμα ἔχετε ἀπὸ τοῦ ἁγίου, καὶ οἴδατε πάντες.

Greek NT

Sed vos unctionem habetis a Sancto, et nostis omnia.

Vulgate

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

ASV

But you have the unction from the Holy One and know all things.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

εἴδω
eido
verb · 317×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
χρῖσμα
chrisma
noun · 3×
ἀπό
apo
preposition · 640×
ἅγιος
agios
adjective · 233×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
o
article · 19778×
ὑμεῖς
umeis
pronoun · 1828×

Textual variants

2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

trivial
SBLGNT: καὶ | Treg/NIV/RP: καὶ
  • καὶSBLGNT
  • καὶTregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: πάντες | WH/NIV: πάντες | Treg/RP: πάντα
  • πάντεςSBLGNT
  • πάντεςWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • πάνταTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Themes

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

We affirm that the Holy Spirit bears witness to the Scriptures, assuring believers of the truthfulness of God's written Word. We deny that this witness of the Holy Spirit operates in isolation from or against Scripture.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 2:10 — But God hath revealed them unto us by his Spirit: for the Spirit searcheth all things, yea, the deep things of God.
  • 1Cor 2:12 — Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God.
  • 1Cor 2:14 — But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know them, because they are spiritually discerned.
  • 1Cor 2:15 — But he that is spiritual judgeth all things, yet he himself is judged of no man.
  • 1John 2:27 — 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 i
  • 1John 2:27 — 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 i
  • 1John 4:13 — Hereby know we that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.
  • 1Thess 4:9 — But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
  • 2Cor 1:21 — Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
  • 2Cor 1:21 — Now he which stablisheth us with you in Christ, and hath anointed us, is God;
  • Acts 2:27 — Because thou wilt not leave my soul in hell, neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.
  • Acts 3:14 — But ye denied the Holy One and the Just, and desired a murderer to be granted unto you;
  • Acts 10:38 — How God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power: who went about doing good, and healing all that were oppressed of the devil; for God was with him.
  • Exod 40:13 — And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office.
  • Heb 1:9 — Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
  • Heb 8:11 — And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
  • Isa 10:27 — And it shall come to pass in that day, that his burden shall be taken away from off thy shoulder, and his yoke from off thy neck, and the yoke shall be destroyed because of the anointing.
  • Isa 30:21 — And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
  • Isa 32:3 — And the eyes of them that see shall not be dim, and the ears of them that hear shall hearken.
  • Isa 35:8 — And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err ther
  • Isa 43:3 — For I am the LORD thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour: I gave Egypt for thy ransom, Ethiopia and Seba for thee.
  • Isa 54:13 — And all thy children shall be taught of the LORD; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
  • Isa 61:1 — The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and th
  • Jer 31:34 — And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: fo
  • John 10:4 — And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice.
  • John 14:26 — But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
  • John 14:26 — But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
  • John 16:13 — Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to co
  • John 16:13 — Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to co
  • Judg 9:9 — But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
  • Lev 7:35 — This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the LORD made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the LORD in the pries
  • Luke 4:18 — The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sig
  • Luke 4:34 — Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art; the Holy One of God.
  • Mark 1:24 — Saying, Let us alone; what have we to do with thee, thou Jesus of Nazareth? art thou come to destroy us? I know thee who thou art, the Holy One of God.
  • Matt 13:11 — He answered and said unto them, Because it is given unto you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.
  • Matt 25:4 — But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.
  • Prov 9:9 — Give instruction to a wise man, and he will be yet wiser: teach a just man, and he will increase in learning.
  • Prov 28:5 — Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
  • Prov 28:5 — Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
  • Ps 16:10 — For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption.