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1 John 2:19 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


1 John 2:19Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 John 2:1926 words
GreekMeaning
ἐξex
From amongprepositionG1537
ἡμῶνhēmōn
uspronounG1473
ἐξῆλθανexēlthan
they went outverbG1831
ἀλλ’all’
butwordG235
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
ἦσανēsan
they wereverbG1510
ἐξex
ofprepositionG1537
ἡμῶνhēmōn
uspronounG1473
εἰei
ifwordG1487
γὰρgar
forwordG1063
ἐξex
ofprepositionG1537
ἡμῶνhēmōn
uspronounG1473
ἦσανēsan
they were beingverbG1510
μεμενήκεισανmemenēkeisan
they had remainedverbG3306
ἂνan
then wouldparticleG302
μεθ’meth’
withprepositionG3326
ἡμῶνhēmōn
uspronounG1473
ἀλλ’all’
ButwordG235
ἵναhina
it is so thatwordG2443
φανερωθῶσινphanerōthōsin
it may be made manifestverbG5319
ὅτιhoti
thatwordG3754
οὐκouk
notadverbG3756
εἰσὶνeisin
they areverbG1510
πάντεςpantes
alladjectiveG3956
ἐξex
ofprepositionG1537
ἡμῶνhēmōn
uspronounG1473
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

Church Fathers on 1 John 2:19

“Children, it is the last hour.” In this lesson he addresses the children that they may make haste to grow, because “it is the last hour.” Age or stature of the body is not at one's own will. A man does not grow in respect of the flesh when he will, any more than he is born when he will: but where the being born rests with the will, the growth also rests with the will. No man is “born of water and the Spirit,” John 3:5 except he be willing. Consequently if he will, he grows…

Augustine · 4th century · Homily 3 on the First Epistle of John
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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