19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us. But they went out[a], in order that it might be shown that all of them are not of us.

20 And you have an anointing from the Holy One, and you all know. 21 I have not written to you because[b] you do not know the truth, but because[c] you do know it, and because[d] every lie is not of the truth.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 John 2:19 This is an understood repetition of the phrase “they went out” from the beginning of v. 19
  2. 1 John 2:21 Or “that”
  3. 1 John 2:21 Or “that”
  4. 1 John 2:21 Or “that”