As for you, the anointing which you received from him remains in you, and you don't need for anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is no lie, and even as it taught you, you will remain in him.
John’s original readers were doing well in their walk with God. John began this section of his epistle (1 John 2:12-27) by affirming their healthful spiritual condition (1 John 2:12-14). He then warned them of their spiritual adversaries (1 John 2:15-27): the allurements of the world (1 John 2:15-17) and the enticements of false teachers (1 John 2:18-27).