1 John 2:28

And now, my children, remain ye in him; that so, when he shall be manifested, we may not be ashamed before him, but may have an open countenance at his coming.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.

In Context

27And ye also, if the unction which ye have received from him remaineth in you, need not that any one should teach you; but as that unction is from God, it teacheth you all things; and it is true, and no falsehood is in it. And as it hath taught you, remain ye in him.

29If ye know that he is righteous, ye also know, that whoever doeth righteousness, is from him.

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Cross References

Romans 9:33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Zion a stumbling-stone, and a stone of offence: and he who believeth in him, shall not be ashamed.

1 Corinthians 15:23every one in his order; the Messiah was the first-fruits; afterwards, they that are the Messiah's, at his coming.

1 Thessalonians 2:19For what is our hope, and our joy, and the crown of our glorying; unless it be ye, before our Lord Jesus at his coming?

1 Thessalonians 5:23And may the God of peace sanctify you all, perfectly, and keep blameless your whole spirit, and your soul, and your body, till the coming of our Lord Jesus the Messiah.

Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:21-28

Concerning Antichrist. ( a. d. 80.) 20 But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things. 21 I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth. 22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son. 23 Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also. 24 Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard… Read the whole commentary →

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