1 John 2:20 KJV

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

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Thou and Ye

  • ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Matthew Henry

  • 1 John 2:18–23Every man is an antichrist, who denies the Person, or any of the offices of Christ; and in denying the Son, he denies the Father also, and has no part in his...

Thompson Chains

Cross References

  • 1 John 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 it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Proverbs 28:5 Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things.
  • Psalms 45:7 Thou lovest righteousness, and hatest wickedness: therefore God, thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.

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Topics

Greek and Strong’s

  • But Καὶ Kai καί Conjunction
  • ye ὑμεῖς hymeis Pronoun · second person, nominative plural ὑμεῖς hymeîs
  • have ἔχετε echete ἔχω Verb · present active indicative, second person plural
  • an unction χρῖσμα chrisma χρῖσμα Noun · accusative neuter singular
  • from ἀπὸ apo ἀπό Preposition
  • the Holy One τοῦ tou Article · genitive masculine singular Ἁγίου Hagiou ἅγιος Adjective · genitive masculine singular
  • and καὶ kai καί Conjunction
  • ye know οἴδατε oidate εἴδω Verb · perfect active indicative, second person plural
  • all things πάντα panta πᾶς Adjective · accusative neuter plural

Greek: KJTR, Alan Bunning, CNTR · CC BY 4.0

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