1 John 2:19 BSB — MannaFest

1 John 2:19

They went out from us, but they did not belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But their departure made it clear that none of them belonged to us.

BSB

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ASV

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they all are not of us.

KJV

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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Commentary

3 voices

Cyprian

Treatise I. On the Unity of the Church (258)

What does the fierceness of wolves do in the Christian breast? What the savageness of dogs, and the deadly venom of serpents, and the sanguinary cruelty of wild beasts? We are to be congratulated when such as these are separated from the Church, lest they should lay waste the doves and sheep of Christ with their cruel and envenomed contagion. Bitterness cannot consist and be associated with sweetness, darkness with light, rain with clearness, battle with peace, barrenness with fertility, drought with springs, storm with tranquillity.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament (1755)

They were not of us - When they went; their hearts were before departed from God, otherwise, they would have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest - That is, this was made manifest by their going out.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

(2.) The reason why they are permitted thus to depart from apostolical doctrine and communion--that their insincerity may be detected: But this was done (or they went out) that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us,

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

They went out from us - From the church. That is, they had once been professors of the religion of the Saviour, though their apostasy showed that they never had any true piety. John refers to the fact that they had once been in the church, perhaps to remind those to whom he wrote that they knew them well, and could readily appreciate their character.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Still, it is no fatal necessity, but a "voluntary necessity" [DIDYMUS], which causes men to remain, or else go from the body of Christ. "We are either among the members, or else among the bad humors. It is of his own will that each is either an Antichrist, or in Christ" [AUGUSTINE].

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Original language & word study

26 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐξ	ex	From among	G1537 →
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	us	G3165 →
ἐξῆλθαν	exēlthan	they went out	G1831 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	but	G235 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἦσαν	ēsan	they were	G1510 →
ἐξ	ex	of	G1537 →
ἡμῶν·	hēmōn	us;	G3165 →
εἰ	ei	if	G1487 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
ἐξ	ex	of	G1537 →
ἡμῶν	hēmōn	us	G3165 →
ἦσαν,	ēsan	they were being	G1510 →
μεμενήκεισαν	memenēkeisan	they had remained	G3306 →
ἂν	an	then would	G302 →
μεθ᾽	meth᾽	with	G3326 →
ἡμῶν·	hēmōn	us;	G3165 →
ἀλλ᾽	all᾽	But	G235 →
ἵνα	ina	[it is] so that	G2443 →
φανερωθῶσιν	phanerōthōsin	it may be made manifest	G5319 →
ὅτι	hoti	that	G3754 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
εἰσὶν	eisin	they are	G1510 →
πάντες	pantes	all	G3956 →
ἐξ	ex	of	G1537 →
ἡμῶν.	hēmōn	us.	G3165 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Corinthians 11:19
And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
leads to
- Titus 3:10
  Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,
- Acts 20:30
  Even from your own number, men will rise up and distort the truth to draw away disciples after them.
- Luke 17:1
  Jesus said to His disciples, “It is inevitable that stumbling blocks will come, but woe to the one through whom they come!
- Deuteronomy 13:3
  you must not listen to the words of that prophet or dreamer. For the LORD your God is testing you to find out whether you love Him with all your heart and with all…
- 2 Peter 2:1–2
  Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on…
Through
Jude 1:19
These are the ones who cause divisions, who are worldly and devoid of the Spirit.
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 2:14
  The natural man does not accept the things that come from the Spirit of God. For they are foolishness to him, and he cannot understand them, because they are spiritually discerned.
- Proverbs 18:1
  He who isolates himself pursues selfish desires; he rebels against all sound judgment.
Through
Luke 8:13
The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall…
leads to
- Hosea 6:4
  What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.

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Where the connections lead

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The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 1 John