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 certain being the children of Belial are gone out from among you and have moved the inhabiters of their city, saying, 'Let us go and serve strange gods which ye have not known.'

Yea, even mine own familiar friend, whom I trusted, who did also eat my bread, hath lift up his heel against me.

But he that was sown in the stony ground, is he which heareth the word of God, and anon with joy receiveth it,

Some fell on a stony ground: where it had not much earth: and by and by sprang up, because it had not depth of earth:

They on the stones, are they which, when they hear, receive the word with joy. But these have no roots, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation go away.

Every branch that beareth not fruit in me, he will take away. And every branch that beareth fruit will he purge, that it may bring more fruit.

Forasmuch as we have heard that certain which departed from us, have troubled you with words, and cumbered your minds saying ye must be circumcised and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment.

Moreover, of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things, to draw disciples after them.

For if they, after they have escaped from the filthiness of the world through the knowledge of the Lord, and of the saviour Jesus Christ, they are yet tangled again therein and overcome: then is the latter end worse with them than the beginning.

These are makers of sects, fleshly, having no spirit.

They might

I speak not these things as though the words of God had taken none effect. For they are not all Israelites which came of Israel;

Even so at this time is there a remnant left through the election of grace.

For there must be sects among you, that they which among you are perfect might be known.

but they shall prevail no longer. For their madness shall be uttered unto all men as theirs was.

We are not which withdraw ourselves unto damnation, but pertain to faith, to the winning of the soul.

General references

five of them were foolish, and five were wise.

A stranger they will not follow, but will fly from him. For they know not the voice of strangers."

For many of them are all ready turned back, and are gone after Satan.