1 John 2:25-27

Contemporary English Version

²⁵The Son^[a] has promised us^[b] eternal life.

²⁶I am writing to warn you about those people who are misleading you. ²⁷But Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit.^[c] Now the Spirit stays in you, and you don't need any teachers. The Spirit is truthful and teaches you everything. So stay one in your heart with Christ, just as the Spirit has taught you to do.

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Footnotes

2.25 The Son: The Greek text has “he” and may refer to God the Father.
2.25 us: Some manuscripts have “you.”
2.27 Christ has blessed you with the Holy Spirit: The Greek text has “You received a pouring on of olive oil from him” (see verse 20). The “pouring on of olive oil” is here taken to refer to the gift of the Holy Spirit, and “he” may refer either to Christ or to the Father.