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1 John 2:19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
1 John 2:19
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
19 They went out from us, but they were not really of our number;[a] if they had been, they would have remained with us. Their desertion shows that none of them was of our number.
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- 2:19 Not really of our number: the apostate teachers only proved their lack of faith by leaving the community.
New American Bible (Revised Edition) (NABRE)
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