1 John 2:19-21

Expanded Bible

¹⁹ ·These enemies of Christ were in our fellowship, but they left us [^LThey went out from us; ^Cprobably to form a rival fellowship]. They never really belonged to us [^LBut they were not of us]; [^LFor] if they had been a part of us, they would have ·stayed [remained; abided] with us. But they left, ·and this shows [or so that it would be shown] that none of them really belonged to us.

²⁰ You have the ·gift [^Lanointing; ^Cprobably the Holy Spirit and/or the spiritual gift of the Word of God applied to their hearts; v. 24; 1 Sam. 16:13; Is. 61:1; John 16:13; 2 Cor. 1:21–22] that the Holy One gave you [^Lfrom the Holy One; ^Ca reference to God the Father (Ps. 71:22) or more likely Jesus Christ (Mark 1:24; John 6:69)], so you all ·know the truth^[a] [or have knowledge; ^Lknow]. ²¹ I do not write to you because you do not know the truth but because you do know the truth. And you know that no lie comes from the truth.