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

By the seed which was sown on rocky places is meant the man who hears the Message, and at once accepts it joyfully;

Some fell on rocky ground, where it had not much soil, and, having no depth of soil, sprang up at once;

By the seed which fell upon the rock are meant those who, as soon as they hear the Message, welcome it joyfully; but they have no root, and believe it only for a time, and, when the time of temptation comes, they draw back.

Any unfruitful branch in me he takes away, and he cleanses every fruitful branch, that it may bear more fruit.

As we had heard that some of our number had upset you by their assertions, and unsettled your minds--without instructions from us--

And from among yourselves, too, men will arise, who will teach perversions of truth, so as to draw away the disciples after them.

If, after having escaped the polluting influences of the world, through knowing our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, men are again entangled in them, and give way to them, their last state has become worse than their first.

These are the people--animal and unspiritual--who cause divisions.

They might

Not that God's Word has failed. For it is not all who are descended from Israel who are true Israelites;

And so in our own time, too, there is to be found a remnant of our nation selected by God in love.

Indeed, there must be actual parties among you, for so only will the men of real worth become known.

They will not, however, make further progress; for their wicked folly will be plain to every one, just as that of Jannes and Jambres was.

But we do not belong to those who draw back, to their Ruin, but to those who have faith, to the saving of their souls.

General references

Five of them were foolish, and five were prudent.

They will not follow a stranger, but will run away from him; because they do not know a stranger's voice."

There are some who have already left us, to follow Satan.