19. The enemies left our group. They didn't really belong to us. If they had belonged to us, they would have remained with us. But by leaving they showed that none of them belonged to us.
20. You have received the Spirit from the Holy One. And all of you know the truth.
21. I'm not writing to you because you don't know the truth but because you do know it. I'm writing to you because no lie comes from the truth.
22. Who is the liar? The person who says that Jesus is not the Christ. People who say that are the enemies of Christ. They say no to the Father and the Son.
23. Those who say no to the Son don't belong to the Father. But anyone who says yes to the Son belongs to the Father also.