251This is the promisewhich He Himself[a]made to us: eternallife.
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Thesethings I have written to you concerningthose who are trying to 2deceive you.
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As for you, the 3anointingwhich you received from Him abides in you, and you havenoneed for anyone to teach you; but as His anointing4teaches you aboutallthings, and is 5true and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, [b]you abide in Him.
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Now, 6littlechildren, abide in Him, so that when He 7appears, we may have8confidence and 9not [c]shrinkaway from Him in shame[d]at His 10coming.
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If you know that 11He is righteous, you know that everyonealso who practicesrighteousness12is [e]born of Him.