1 John 2:26

2:26 These things I have written to you about those who are trying to deceive you. ¹ 

[2:26]  ¹ sn The phrase those who are trying to deceive you in 1 John 2:26 is a clear reference to the secessionist opponents mentioned earlier in 1 John 2:19, who are attempting to deceive the people the author is writing to.