Warning against Divisive People

17 Now I urge you, brothers and sisters, to watch out for those who create divisions and obstacles contrary to the teaching that you learned.(A) Avoid them,(B)

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Church Discipline

I wrote to you in a letter not to associate(A) with sexually immoral people.(B)

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Lawsuits among Believers

If any of you has a dispute against another, how dare you take it to court(A) before the unrighteous,[a] and not before the saints? Or don’t you know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world is judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the trivial cases? Don’t you know that we will judge angels—how much more matters of this life? So if you have such matters, do you appoint as your judges those who have no standing(B) in the church? I say this to your shame!(C) Can it be that there is not one wise person among you who is able to arbitrate between fellow believers?(D) Instead, brother goes to court against brother, and that before unbelievers!(E)

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Footnotes

  1. 6:1 Unbelievers; v. 6

Warning against Irresponsible Behavior

Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name(A) of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister(B) who is idle and does not live[a] according to the tradition(C) received(D) from us.

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Footnotes

  1. 3:6 Lit walk

14 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.

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10 If anyone comes to you and does not bring this teaching, do not receive(A) him into your home, and do not greet him;

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