1 John 2:19
they went forth out of us, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but [they went out] so that they might be revealed that they are not all of us.
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20And you have an anointing from the Holy One, and have known all things;
Cross References
Job 17:9And the righteous lays hold [on] his way, || And the clean of hands adds strength.
Psalms 41:9Even my ally, in whom I trusted, || One eating my bread, || Made the heel great against me,
Jeremiah 32:38and they have been to Me for a people, and I am to them for 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, also the chosen.
Mark 4:16And these are they, in like manner, who are sown on the rocky ground: who, whenever they may hear the word, immediately receive it with joy,
Luke 8:13And those on the rock: they who, when they may hear, receive the word with joy, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.
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 →