And I said: My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face towards you, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.
2 Thessalonians 3:14 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take note of that person; don’t associate with him, so that he may be ashamed. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But if anyone [in the church] refuses to obey what we say in this letter, take note of that person and do not associate with him, so that he may be ashamed. American Standard Version (1901) And if any man obeyeth not our word by this epistle, note that man, that ye have no company with him, to the end that he may be ashamed. Common English Bible Take note of anyone who doesn’t obey what we have said in this letter. Don’t associate with them so they will be ashamed of themselves. Catholic Public Domain Version But if anyone does not obey our word by this epistle, take note of him and do not keep company with him, so that he may be ashamed. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and do not keep company with him, that he may be ashamed: |
And I said: My God, I am ashamed and embarrassed to lift my face towards you, my God, because our iniquities are higher than our heads and our guilt is as high as the heavens.
This is why the showers haven’t come – why there has been no spring rain. You have the brazen look of a prostitute and refuse to be ashamed.
Were they ashamed when they acted so detestably? They weren’t at all ashamed. They can no longer feel humiliation. Therefore, they will fall among the fallen. When I punish them, they will collapse, says the Lord.
She has not obeyed; she has not accepted discipline. She has not trusted in the Lord; she has not drawn near to her God.
The Lord answered Moses, ‘If her father had merely spat in her face, wouldn’t she remain in disgrace for seven days? Let her be confined outside the camp for seven days; after that she may be brought back in.’
If he doesn’t pay attention to them, tell the church. , If he doesn’t pay attention even to the church, let him be like a Gentile and a tax collector to you.
Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned. Avoid them,
I’m not writing this to shame you, but to warn you as my dear children.
But actually, I wrote you not to associate with anyone who claims to be a brother or sister and is sexually immoral or greedy, an idolater or verbally abusive, a drunkard or a swindler. Do not even eat with such a person.
I wrote to you in a letter not to associate with sexually immoral people.
And we are ready to punish any disobedience, once your obedience is complete.
I wrote for this purpose: to test your character to see whether you are obedient in everything.
And his affection towards you is even greater as he remembers the obedience of all of you, and how you received him with fear and trembling.
Remember that you were slaves in Egypt; carefully follow these statutes.
Therefore, my dear friends, just as you have always obeyed, so now, not only in my presence but even more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
After this letter has been read at your gathering, make sure that it is also read in the church of the Laodiceans; and see that you also read the letter from Laodicea.
Consequently, anyone who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister who is idle and does not live according to the tradition received from us.
Your message is to be sound beyond reproach, so that any opponent will be ashamed, because he doesn’t have anything bad to say about us.
Since I am confident of your obedience, I am writing to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say.
Obey your leaders and submit to them, since they keep watch over your souls as those who will give an account, so that they can do this with joy and not with grief, for that would be unprofitable for you.
If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home, and do not greet him;