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

Men, sons of worthlessness, have gone out of thy midst, and they force away the inhabitants of their city, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which ye have not known --

Even mine ally, in whom I trusted, One eating my bread, made great the heel against me,

'And that sown on the rocky places, this is he who is hearing the word, and immediately with joy is receiving it,

and other fell upon the rocky ground, where it had not much earth, and immediately it sprang forth, because of not having depth of earth,

'And those upon the rock: They who, when they may hear, with joy do receive the word, and these have no root, who for a time believe, and in time of temptation fall away.

every branch in me not bearing fruit, He doth take it away, and every one bearing fruit, He doth cleanse by pruning it, that it may bear more fruit;

seeing we have heard that certain having gone forth from us did trouble you with words, subverting your souls, saying to be circumcised and to keep the law, to whom we did give no charge,

and of your own selves there shall arise men, speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

for, if having escaped from the pollutions of the world, in the acknowledging of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, and by these again being entangled, they have been overcome, become to them hath the last things worse than the first,

these are those setting themselves apart, natural men, the Spirit not having.

They might

And it is not possible that the word of God hath failed; for not all who are of Israel are these Israel;

So then also in the present time a remnant according to the choice of grace there hath been;

for it behoveth sects also to be among you, that those approved may become manifest among you;

but they shall not advance any further, for their folly shall be manifest to all, as theirs also did become.

and we are not of those drawing back to destruction, but of those believing to a preserving of soul.

General references

and five of them were prudent, and five foolish;

and a stranger they will not follow, but will flee from him, because they have not known the voice of strangers.'

for already certain did turn aside after the Adversary.