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 2:19 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 John 2:1926 words
ℹGreek 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…
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Lena HoffmannNote3mo agoHope in suffering - 1 John 2
God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in every circumstance. This is one of those passages that reads differently in every season of life. God i...
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Adam SmithNote3mo agoTransformation through the Word - 1 John 2
I think this is a call to trust beyond what we can see. Today it speaks comfort; a year ago it spoke conviction. I notice the repetition here is deliberate - the author wants us to feel the emphasis, ...
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