1 JOHN 2:20 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”
But you have been anointed by the Holy One, and you all have knowledge — the anointing (chrisma) refers to the Spirit's consecration, making believers a priestly people. Knowledge (oida) comes from this anointing; it is not human achievement but divine gift. The universality (pantes) assures all readers of the Spirit's illuminating presence.
Church Fathers on 1 John 2:20
“Children, it is the last hour.” In this lesson he addresses the children that they may make haste to grow, because “it is the last hour.” Age or stature of the body is not at one's own will. A man does not grow in respect of the flesh when he will, any more than he is born when he will: but where the being born rests with the will, the growth also rests with the will. No man is “born of water and the Spirit,” John 3:5 except he be willing. Consequently if he will, he grows…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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