1 John 2:19
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.
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20But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
Cross References
Job 17:9The righteous also shall hold on his way, and he that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.
Psalms 41:9Yes, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, who ate of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
Jeremiah 32:38And they shall be my people, and I will be their God:
Matthew 24:24For false Christs will arise, and false prophets, and will show great signs and wonders; so that, if it were possible, they would deceive the very elect.
Mark 4:16And these are they likewise who are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness;
Luke 8:13They on the rock are they , who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while 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 →