1 John 2:17-19
EasyEnglish Bible
17 One day, those people and the things that they want will not be there any longer. But those who continue to do what God wants will live for ever.
People who are against Christ
18 My children, the world will soon end.[a] You have heard that the enemy of Christ will appear. You can see that many enemies of Christ have already appeared. This shows us that the world will end soon. 19 These people used to be in our group of believers. But they left us. They never really belonged to our group. If they had been true believers, they would have remained with us. When they left us, it showed clearly that none of them really belonged to us.
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- 2:18 John was an old man. He wrote to his readers as if they were his children.
1 John 2:17-19
New International Version
17 The world and its desires pass away,(A) but whoever does the will of God(B) lives forever.
Warnings Against Denying the Son
18 Dear children, this is the last hour;(C) and as you have heard that the antichrist is coming,(D) even now many antichrists have come.(E) This is how we know it is the last hour. 19 They went out from us,(F) but they did not really belong to us. For if they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us; but their going showed that none of them belonged to us.(G)
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