1 John 2:19

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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.

Went out

They might

Hebrews 10:39

General references

Matthew 25:2

John 10:5

1 Timothy 5:15

Bible References

Went out

that some worthless and evil men have gone out from among you and have tempted the inhabitants of their city [to sin], saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods’ (whom you have not known),

Even my own close friend in whom I trusted,
Who ate my bread,
Has lifted up his heel against me [betraying me].

The one on whom seed was sown on rocky ground, this is the one who hears the word and at once welcomes it with joy;

Other seed fell on rocks where there was not much soil; and immediately a plant sprang up because the soil had no depth.

Those on the rocky soil are the people who, when they hear, receive and welcome the word with joy; but these have no firmly grounded root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation they fall away [from Me and abandon their faith].

Every branch in Me that does not bear fruit, He takes away; and every branch that continues to bear fruit, He [repeatedly] prunes, so that it will bear more fruit [even richer and finer fruit].

Since we have heard that some of our men have troubled you with their teachings, causing distress and confusion—men to whom we gave no such orders or instructions—

even from among your own selves men will arise, speaking perverse and distorted things, to draw away the disciples after themselves [as their followers].

For if, after they have escaped the pollutions of the world by [personal] knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, their last condition has become worse for them than the first.

These are the ones who are [agitators] causing divisions—worldly-minded [secular, unspiritual, carnal, merely sensual—unsaved], devoid of the Spirit.

They might

However, it is not as though God’s word has failed [coming to nothing]. For not all who are descended from Israel (Jacob) are [the true] Israel;

So too then, at the present time there has come to be a remnant [a small believing minority] according to God’s gracious choice.

for [doubtless] there have to be factions among you, so that those who are of approved character may be clearly recognized among you.

But they will not get very far, for their meaningless nonsense and ignorance will become obvious to everyone, as was that of Jannes and Jambres.

But our way is not that of those who shrink back to destruction, but [we are] of those who believe [relying on God through faith in Jesus Christ, the Messiah] and by this confident faith preserve the soul.

General references

Five of them were foolish [thoughtless, silly, and careless], and five were wise [far-sighted, practical, and sensible].

They will never follow a stranger, but will run away from him, because they do not know the voice of strangers.”

Some [widows] have already turned away [from the faith] to follow Satan.