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But, by the authority of the Lord, we command you, brethren, to stand aloof from every brother whose life is disorderly and not in accordance with the teaching which all received from us.

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nor did we eat any one's bread without paying for it, but we laboured and toiled, working hard night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.

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But you, brethren, must not grow weary in the path of duty;

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and if any one refuses to obey these our written instructions, mark that man and hold no communication with him--so that he may be made to feel ashamed.

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And yet do not regard him as an enemy, but caution him as a brother.

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When I was on my journey to Macedonia I begged you to remain on in Ephesus that you might remonstrate with certain persons because of their erroneous teaching

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They are ambitious to be teachers of the Law, although they do not understand either their own words or what the things are about which they make such confident assertions.

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Among these are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have delivered to Satan so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

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and I would have the women dress becomingly, with modesty and self-control, not with plaited hair or gold or pearls or costly clothes,

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not a hard drinker nor given to blows; not selfish or quarrelsome or covetous;

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He ought not to be a new convert, for fear he should be blinded with pride and come under the same condemnation as the Devil.

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It is needful also that he bear a good character with people outside the Church, lest he fall into reproach or a snare of the Devil.

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Deacons, in the same way, must be men of serious demeanour, not double-tongued, nor addicted to much wine, nor greedy of base gain,

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Deaconesses, in the same way, must be sober-minded women, not slanderers, but in every way temperate and trustworthy.

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Do not be careless about the gifts with which you are endowed, which were conferred on you through a divine revelation when the hands of the elders were placed upon you.

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Never administer a sharp reprimand to a man older than yourself; but entreat him as if he were your father, and the younger men as brothers;

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No widow is to be put on the roll who is under sixty years of age.

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And at the same time they also learn to be idle as they go round from house to house; and they are not only idle, but are gossips also and busybodies, speaking of things that ought not to be spoken of.

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If a believing woman has widows dependent on her, she should relieve their wants, and save the Church from being burdened--so that the Church may relieve the widows who are really in need.

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Never entertain an accusation against an Elder except on the evidence of two of three witnesses.

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Let all who are under the yoke of slavery hold their own masters to be deserving of honour, so that the name of God and the Christian teaching may not be spoken against.

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And those who have believing masters should not be wanting in respect towards them because they are their brethren, but should serve them all the more willingly because those who profit by the faithful service rendered are believers and are friends.

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So teach and exhort. If any one is a teacher of any other kind of doctrine, and refuses assent to wholesome instructions--those of our Lord Jesus Christ--and the teaching that harmonizes with true godliness,

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Impress on those who are rich in the present age that they must not be haughty nor set their hopes on riches--that unstable foundation--but on God who provides us richly with all things for our enjoyment.

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Do not be ashamed then to bear witness for our Lord and for me His prisoner; but rather share suffering with me in the service of the Good News, strengthened by the power of God.

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