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But the anointing which you have received of him stays in you, and you need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teaches you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it has taught you, you shall abide in him.
Reference
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: χρῖσμα (chrîsma)
an unguent or smearing, i.e. (figuratively) the special endowment ("chrism") of the Holy Spirit
Hebrew: shemen
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Greek: κατέχω (katéchō)
to hold down (fast), in various applications (literally or figuratively)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: προσδέομαι (prosdéomai)
to require additionally, i.e. want further
Hebrew: tsôrek
need
Greek: οὐδαμῶς (oudamōs)
by no means
Hebrew: ʼîyn
is it not?
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ἕκαστος (hékastos)
each or every
Hebrew: nephesh
properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
Hebrew: ʼĕnâsh
a man
Greek: διδάσκω (didáskō)
to teach (in the same broad application)
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Hebrew: dêk
this
Greek: χρῖσμα (chrîsma)
an unguent or smearing, i.e. (figuratively) the special endowment ("chrism") of the Holy Spirit
Hebrew: shemen
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: ʼômen
verity
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ψεῦσμα (pseûsma)
a fabrication, i.e. falsehood
Hebrew: tᵉʼun
naughtiness, i.e. toil
Greek: ὅμως (hómōs)
at the same time, i.e. (conjunctionally) notwithstanding, yet still
Greek: καθά (kathá)
according to which things, i.e. just as
Hebrew: tachath
the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: διδακτός (didaktós)
(subjectively) instructed, or (objectively) communicated by teaching
Hebrew: mâbôwn
instructing
Greek: αὐλίζομαι (aulízomai)
to pass the night (properly, in the open air)
Hebrew: bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Verse Explanation
The anointing believers received from Christ remains in them and teaches them the truth, so they should continue in Christ rather than depending upon deceptive teaching.
History
1st century AD: John emphasizes the Holy Spirit's continuing role in helping believers remain faithful to apostolic truth.