From then on many of His taught ones withdrew and were not walking with Him any more.
and those who turn away from following יהוה, and who have not sought יהוה or inquired of Him.”
And when the young man heard the word, he went away sad, because he had many possessions.
But יהושע said to him, “No one, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the reign of Elohim.”
And both יהושע and His taught ones were invited to the wedding.
Therefore many of His taught ones having heard, said, “This word is hard, who is able to hear it?”
“But there are some of you who do not believe.” For יהושע knew from the beginning who they were who did not believe, and who would deliver Him up.
So His brothers said to Him, ‘Get away from here and go into Yehuḏ
So יהושע said to those Yehuḏ
You know this, that all those in Asia have turned away from me, among whom are Phugellos and Hermogenes.
for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and went to Thessalonike, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.
“But the righteous shall live by belief, but if anyone draws back, my being has no pleasure in him.”
They went out from us, but they were not of us, for if they had been of us, they would have stayed with us – but in order that it might be made manifest that none of them were of us.