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 good-for-nothing persons have gone out from among you, turning the people of their town from the right way and saying, Let us go and give worship to other gods, of whom you have no knowledge;

Even my dearest friend, in whom I had faith, who took bread with me, is turned against me.

And that which went on the stones, this is he who, hearing the word, straight away takes it with joy;

And some went on the stones, where it had not much earth; and it came up straight away, because the earth was not deep:

And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.

Because we have knowledge that some who went from us have been troubling you with their words, putting your souls in doubt; to whom we gave no such order;

And from among yourselves will come men who will give wrong teaching, turning away the disciples after them.

For if, after they have got free from the unclean things of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again taken in the net and overcome, their last condition is worse than their first.

These are the men who make divisions, natural men, not having the Spirit.

They might

But it is not as if the word of God was without effect. For they are not all Israel, who are of Israel:

In the same way, there are at this present time some who are marked out by the selection of grace.

For divisions are necessary among you, in order that those who have God's approval may be clearly seen among you.

But they will go no farther: for their foolish behaviour will be clear to all men, as theirs was in the end.

But we are not of those who go back to destruction; but of those who have faith even to the salvation of the soul.

General references

And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

They will not go after another who is not their keeper, but will go from him in flight, because his voice is strange to them.

For even now some are turned away to Satan.