1 John 2:19

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.

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
went	ἐξῆλθαν exēlthan	G1831	to issue (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
from	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
us	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
but	ἀλλ᾽ all᾽	G235	properly · conjunction
were	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
of	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
us	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
if	εἰ ei	G1487	if · conditional particle
been	ἦν ēn	G2258	I (thou
of	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
us	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
would	ἂν an	G302	(what- · particle
continued	μεμενήκεισαν memenēkeisan	G3306	to stay (in a given place · verb — pluperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
with	μεθ᾽ meth᾽	G3326	properly · preposition
us	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us
but	ἀλλ᾽ all᾽	G235	properly · conjunction
that	ἵνα ina	G2443	compare G3588 (ὁ)) · conjunction
manifest	φανερωθῶσιν phanerōthōsin	G5319	to render apparent (literally or figuratively) · verb — aorist passive subjunctive, 3rd person plural
that	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
were	εἰσί eisí	G1526	they are
not	οὐκ ouk	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
all	πάντες pantes	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural masculine
of	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
us	ἡμῶν hēmōn	G2257	of (or from) us

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Cross-references

Acts 20:30 Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.
1 Corinthians 11:19 For there must be also heresies among you, that they which are approved may be made manifest among you.
Jude 1:19 These be they who separate themselves, sensual, having not the Spirit.
Luke 8:13 They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time…
2 Peter 2:20-21 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entang…
Matthew 13:20-21 But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it;
2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the n…
John 6:37-39 All that the Father giveth me shall come to me; and him that cometh to me I will in no wise cast out.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:18-19

Here is, I. A moral prognostication of the time; the end is coming: Little children, it is the last time, Jo1 2:18. Some may suppose that the apostle here addresses the first rank of Christians again; the juniors are most apt to be seduced, and therefore, "Little children, you that are young in religion, take heed to yourselves that you be not corrupted." But it may be, as elsewhere, a universal appellation, introductive of an alarm to all Christians: "Little children, it is the last time; our Jewish polity in church and state is hastening to an end; the Mosaic institution and discipline are just upon vanishing away; Daniel's weeks are now expiring; the destruction of the Hebrew city and san…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 John 2:19

out from us--from our Christian communion. Not necessarily a formal secession or going out: thus Rome has spiritually gone out, though formally still of the Christian Church. not of us--by spiritual fellowship (Jo1 1:3). "They are like bad humors in the body of Christ, the Church: when they are vomited out, then the body is relieved; the body of Christ is now still under treatment, and has not yet attained the perfect soundness which it shall have only at the resurrection" [AUGUSTINE, Ten Homilies on the First Epistle of John, Homily 3.4]. they would . . . have continued--implying the indefectibility of grace in the elect. "Where God's call is effectual, there will be sure perseverance"…

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Adam Clarke on 1 John 2:19

They went out from us - These heretics had belonged to our Christian assemblies, they professed Christianity, and do so still; but we apostles did not commission them to preach to you, for they have disgraced the Divine doctrine with the most pernicious opinions; they have given up or explained away its most essential principles; they have mingled the rest with heathenish rites and Jewish glosses. While, therefore, we acknowledge that they once belonged to us, we assert that they are not of us. They are not Christians; we abhor their conduct and their creed. We never sent them to teach. They were not of us - For a considerable time before they left our assemblies they gave proofs that they h…

The Church Fathers

John says this because there were some people who had become teachers but had subsequently departed from the truth in order to follow the blasphemies of their own minds. But even if they were once among us, John adds, they were never really part of us, since if they had been, they would have stayed with us.
— Andreas of Caesarea, CATENA

It seems to us that all who appear to be good and faithful ought to receive the gift of final perseverance. God, however, has judged it better to mingle some who will not persevere with the certain number of his saints, so that those for whom security in the temptations of this life is not helpful cannot be secure.
— Augustine of Hippo, ON THE GIFT OF PERSEVERANCE 8.19

"They went out from us; but they were not of us"-neither the apostate angels, nor men falling away;-"but that they may be manifested that they are not of us." With sufficient clearness he distinguishes the class of the elect and that of the lost, and that which remaining in faith "has an unction from the Holy One," which comes through faith. He that abideth not in faith.
— Clement of Alexandria ((as quoted by Cassiodorus)), From the Latin Translation of Cassiodorus

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Dictionary and topics

Apostates · Never belonged to Christ — Never belonged to Christ

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1 John 2:19

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:18-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 John 2:19

Adam Clarke on 1 John 2:19

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 John 2:19

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 John 2:18-19

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 John 2:19

Adam Clarke on 1 John 2:19

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 1 John 2:19

John Calvin on 1 John 2:18-19

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 John 2:19