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2 Thessalonians 3:14

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Take special note of anyone who doesn’t obey the teachings in our letter and then don’t have anything to do with them. Then they’ll feel ashamed.

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If someone is causing divisions, warn them once, and then warn them again if you have to, but after that, don’t have anything to do with them.

So let me clarify in this letter what I meant: You should stay away from anyone who claims to be a believer but who commits sexual sins, or is greedy, or worships idols, or tells lies about others, or gets drunk, or cheats. Don’t even eat with people like that.

Brothers and sisters, we command you in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to keep away from every believer who’s lazy and disruptive and who doesn’t follow the teaching you received from us.

If anyone refuses to accept this teaching, they’re not rejecting a human being. They’re rejecting God, the very same God who gives you his Holy Spirit.

I’m confident that you will obey, and so I’m writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I ask.

We’ll be ready to punish anyone who still tries to disobey once the whole church has chosen to obey.

I wrote to you the way I did to see if you would pass the test and obey everything I asked you to do.

I told you in my previous letter that you should stay away from people who commit sexual sins.

I warn you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who cause divisions and who trip you up by teaching you things that are the opposite of what you’ve learned. Stay away from them,

If they still refuse to listen, then tell it to the community of believers. And if they refuse to listen even to the community, then treat them the way you would treat an unbeliever or a traitor.

Have confidence in your leaders and put yourselves under their authority, because they’re keeping watch over you as people who will have to answer to God for everything they do. Do this so that their work will be a joy, not a burden. It wouldn’t help you at all if you made their work more difficult.

And so, my dear friends, as you’ve always obeyed God—not just while I was with you, but even more now that I’m not with you— continue to work out your own salvation. Do it with fear and trembling.

His love for you is even greater when he remembers how you all obeyed. You received him with fear and trembling.

I’m not writing this to make you ashamed, but to warn you as my dear children.

After this letter has been read to you, make sure that it’s read to the church in Laodicea. I sent them a letter also; make sure that you have that one read in your church too.

and speak in a way that no one can criticize. Then those who oppose you will be embarrassed because they’ll have nothing bad to say about us.

If anyone comes to you and doesn’t bring this teaching, don’t let them stay in your home. Don’t even say hello to them.




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