1 John

1 John 2:19

¹⁹They 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.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They went out	ἐξῆλθαν	exēlthan	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1831 I go out, come out
from	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
us	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
but	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
they did not belong	ἦσαν	ēsan	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
to us	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
if	εἰ	ei	Conjunction	G1487 if
they had belonged	ἦσαν	ēsan	Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
to	ἐξ	ex	Preposition	G1537 from out, out from among, from
us	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
they would have remained	μεμενήκεισαν	memenēkeisan	Verb - Pluperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G3306 I remain, abide
with	μεθ’	meth’	Preposition	G3326 with, after
us	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I
But	ἀλλ’	all’	Conjunction	G235 but, except
made it clear	φανερωθῶσιν	phanerōthōsin	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 3rd Person Plural	G5319 I make clear, visible, or manifest
that	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
none of them	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
belonged to	εἰσὶν	eisin	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural	G1510 I am, exist
us	ἡμῶν	hēmōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Plural	G1473 I

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Acts 20:30 · 1 Corinthians 11:19 · Jude 1:19 · Luke 8:13 · 2 Peter 2:20–21 · Matthew 13:20–21 · 2 Timothy 2:19 · John 6:37–39 · Acts 15:24 · Matthew 24:24 · Jeremiah 32:38–40 · Deuteronomy 13:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.