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 worthless men have come from among you to entice those who live in the towns. They may say, "Let's go and serve other gods that you haven't known.'

As for my best friend, the one in whom I trusted, the one who ate my bread, even he has insulted me!

As for what was sown on the stony ground, this is the person who hears the word and accepts it joyfully at once,

Others fell on stony ground, where they didn't have a lot of soil. They sprouted at once, because the soil wasn't deep.

The ones on the stony ground are the people who joyfully welcome the word when they hear it. But since they don't have any roots, they believe for a while, but in a time of testing they fall away.

He cuts off every branch that does not produce fruit in me, and he cuts back every branch that does produce fruit, so that it might produce more fruit.

Greetings. We have heard that some men, coming from us without instructions from us, have said things to trouble you and have unsettled you.

Indeed, some of your own men will arise and distort the truth in order to lure the disciples into following them.

For if, after escaping the world's corruptions through a full knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus, the Messiah, they are again entangled and conquered by those corruptions, then their last condition is worse than their former one.

These are the people who cause divisions. They are worldly, devoid of the Spirit.

They might

Now it is not as though the word of God has failed. For not all Israelis truly belong to Israel,

So it is at the present time: there is a remnant, chosen by grace.

Of course, there must be factions among you to show which of you are genuine!

But they will not get very far because, as in the case of those two men, their stupidity will be plain to everyone.

Now, we do not belong to those who turn back and are destroyed, but to those who have faith and are saved.

General references

Now five of them were foolish, and five were wise,

They'll never follow a stranger, but will run away from him because they don't recognize the voice of strangers."

For some widows have already turned away to follow Satan.