Remain in Christ

24 [As for] you, then,[fn] {let} what you have heard from [the] beginning remain in you. If [it] [does], you will also remain in the Son and in the Father. 25 And this is the promise that He Himself made to us: eternal life.

26 I have written these things to you about those who are trying to deceive you. 27 And [as for] you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as the same[fn] true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, [so] you must remain[fn] in Him as you have been taught.

28 And now, little children, remain in [Christ],[fn] so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.

29 If you know that He is righteous, you also know that everyone who practices righteousness has been born of Him.