1 John 2:28

And, now, dear children, abide ye in him, in order that, if he be made manifest, we may have boldness, and not be shamed away from him by his presence.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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, as for you, the anointing which ye have received from him, abideth in you, and ye have, no need, that anyone be teaching you; but, as, his anointing, is teaching you, and is, true, and is no falsehood, even just as it hath taught you, abide ye in him.

29If ye know that he is, righteous, ye perceive that—whosoever doeth righteousness, of him, hath been born.

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Cross References

Isaiah 45:17Israel, hath been delivered by Yahweh, with an age-abiding deliverance,—Ye shall neither turn pale nor he put to shame, unto the ages of futurity,.

Malachi 4:5Lo! I am sending unto you Elijah the prophet,—before the coming of the great and awful day of Yahweh;

Romans 9:33Even as it is written—Lo! I lay in Zion, a stone to strike against and a rock to stumble over, and, he that resteth faith thereupon, shall not be put to shame.

1 Corinthians 15:23But, each, in his own rank:—A firstfruit, Christ, after that, they who are the Christ’s, in his presence,

1 Thessalonians 2:19For what shall be our hope, or joy, or crown of boasting? Shall not even, ye, before our Lord Jesus, in his Presence?

1 Thessalonians 5:23But, the God of peace himself, hallow you completely, and, entire, might your spirit, and soul, and body,—[so as to be] unblameable in the Presence of our Lord Jesus Christ,—be preserved!

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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