1 John 2:19

Fellowship and the church Faithfulness and loyalty

¹⁷ The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.

¹⁸ Children, it is the last hour; and just as you have heard that the antichrist is coming, so now many antichrists have appeared. This is how we know it is the last hour.

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

²⁰ You, however, have an anointing from the Holy One, and all of you know the truth.

²¹ I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.
KJV: 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.
WEB: They went out from us, but they didn’t belong to us; for if they had belonged to us, they would have continued with us. But they left, that they might be revealed that none of them belong to us.
ASV: They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but [they went out], that they might be made manifest that they all are not of us.
DARBY: They went out from among us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have surely remained with us, but that they might be made manifest that none are of us.
BLB: They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. But [it is] so that it might be made manifest that they are not all of us.

ÅB: De er gått ut fra oss, men de var ikke av oss: for hadde de vært av oss, så var de blitt hos oss; men det skulle bli åpenbart at ikke alle er av oss.
OTB: De gikk ut fra oss, men de var ikke virkelig av oss; for hvis de hadde vært av oss, ville de ha blitt hos oss; men de gikk ut, for at det skulle bli åpenbart at de alle ikke er av oss.
B1930: De er gått ut fra oss, men de var ikke av oss: for hadde de vært av oss, så var de blitt hos oss; men det skulde bli åpenbart at ikke alle er av oss.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 20:30
Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
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1 Corinthians 11:19
And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
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Jude 1:19
These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
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Luke 8:13
The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
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2 Peter 2:20–21
If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
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Matthew 13:20–21
The seed sown on rocky ground is the one who hears the word and at once receives it with joy.
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2 Timothy 2:19
Nevertheless, God’s firm foundation stands, bearing this seal: “The Lord knows those who are His,” and, “Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord must turn away from iniquity.”
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Acts 15:24
It has come to our attention that some went out from us without our authorization and unsettled you, troubling your minds by what they said.
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