having a form of godliness but denying its power. Turn away from such as these!
Therefore the Lord said: “These people draw near to Me with their mouths and honor Me with their lips, but their hearts
They profess to know God, but by their actions they deny Him. They are detestable, disobedient, and unfit for any good d
Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You are like whitewashed tombs, which look beautiful on the outside b
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an u
an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
Beware of false prophets. They come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
Reject a divisive man after a first and second admonition,
As for you, son of man, your people are talking about you near the city walls and in the doorways of their houses. One s
But avoid irreverent, empty chatter, which will only lead to more ungodliness,
If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles that are contrary to the teaching yo
“Cry aloud, do not hold back! Raise your voice like a ram’s horn. Declare to My people their transgression and to the ho
But reject foolish and ignorant speculation, for you know that it breeds quarreling.
Then we will no longer be infants, tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the cle
and constant friction between men of depraved mind who are devoid of the truth. These men regard godliness as a means of
“Listen to this, O house of Jacob, you who are called by the name of Israel, who have descended from the line of Judah,
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undiscipl
Take note of anyone who does not obey the instructions we have given in this letter. Do not associate with him, so that