Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
And whatever you do, in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through H
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching yo
And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyo
Finally, brothers, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live in a way that is pleasing to God, just as you have
Therefore, brothers, stand firm and cling to the traditions we taught you, whether by speech or by letter.
Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that
Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.
having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
When you are assembled in the name of our Lord Jesus and I am with you in spirit, along with the power of the Lord Jesus
If he refuses to listen to them, tell it to the church. And if he refuses to listen even to the church, regard him as yo
But now I am writing you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother but is sexually immoral or greedy, an i
So I tell you this, and insist on it in the Lord, that you must no longer walk as the Gentiles do, in the futility of th
I charge you in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, who will judge the living and the dead, and in view of His appe
If you forgive anyone, I also forgive him. And if I have forgiven anything, I have forgiven it in the presence of Christ
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and de
So if I come, I will call attention to his malicious slander against us. And unsatisfied with that, he refuses to welcom
I solemnly charge you before God and Christ Jesus and the elect angels to maintain these principles without bias, and to
I charge you in the presence of God, who gives life to all things, and of Christ Jesus, who made the good confession in
and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of