1 John 2:19

They went out and departed from us, but they were not of us; for if they were of us, they would have abided with us; but they went out that it may be niglah (be revealed) that none of them belongs to us. + 2:19 Yn 6:70; 13:30

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

18Yeladim, it is the sha'ah ha'achronah (the last hour, time), and as you heard that Anti-Moshiach is coming, even now many Anti-Moshiachs + 2:18 nevi'ei sheker, 4:1 have come, from which we have da'as that it is the sha'ah ha'achronah.

20And you have a + 2:20 Ruach Hakodesh mishcha (anointing) from HaKadosh and you have da'as of all. + 2:20 Jer 31:34

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Cross References

Job 17:9The tzaddik also shall hold to his derech, 1 and he whose yadayim are tahor shall grow stronger and stronger. 1

Psalms 41:9A thing of beliya'al (a wicked fate), + 41:9 i.e., a terminal illness say they, cleaveth fast unto him, 1 that when he lieth he shall rise up no more. 1

Jeremiah 32:38And they shall be My people, and I will be their Elohim;

Matthew 24:24For meshichei sheker (false moshiachs) will arise, and neviei sheker (false prophets), and they will give otot gedolim (great signs) and moftim (wonders), so as to deceive, if possible, even the Bechirim (Chosen ones).

Mark 4:16And these are the ones sown upon the rocky places: when they hear the dvar, ofen ort with simcha they receive it.

Luke 8:13Now the ones upon the rock are those who when they hear, with simcha they receive the dvar; but these have no shoresh (root). They have emunah for a while, but in time of nisayon (trial, temptation), they become shmad and they 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 →

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