1 John 2:19
They went out from us, but they were not of us. For if they were of us, they would have continued with us, but--so that they might be made known, that they are not all of us.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
20And ye have an anointing from the Holy, and ye know all the things.
Cross References
Job 17:9Yet the righteous shall hold on his way. And he who has clean hands shall grow stronger and stronger.
Psalms 41:9Yea, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.
Jeremiah 32:38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God.
Matthew 24:24For there will arise FALSE Christs and FALSE prophets, and they will give great signs and wonders, so as to lead astray, if possible, even the chosen.
Mark 4:16And these in like manner are those being sown upon the rocky places, who, whenever they may hear the word, straightaway receive it with joy.
Luke 8:13And those on the rock are those who, when they hear, receive the word with joy. And these have no root, who believe for a time, and withdraw in time of trial.
Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:19-20
Concerning Antichrist. ( a. d. 80.) 18 Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time. 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us. Here is, I. A moral prognostication of the time; the end is coming: Little children, it is the last time, v.… Read the whole commentary →