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¹⁰Avoid a man who is a heretic, after the first and second correction,

⁸Concerning the rest, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is chaste, whatever is just, whatever is holy, whatever is worthy to be loved, whatever is of good repute, if there is any virtue, if there is any praiseworthy discipline: meditate on these.

²⁵If we live by the Spirit, we should also walk by the Spirit.

⁵even having the appearance of piety while rejecting its virtue. And so, avoid them.

³For there shall be a time when they will not endure sound doctrine, but instead, according to their own desires, they will gather to themselves teachers, with itching ears, ⁴and certainly, they will turn their hearing away from the truth, and they will be turned toward fables.

¹⁴Whoever releases the water is the head of the conflict. And just before he suffers contempt, he abandons judgment.

²⁰giving thanks always for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God the Father.

³³Do not be led astray. Evil communication corrupts good morals.

⁵and height that extols itself contrary to the wisdom of God, and leading every intellect into the captivity of obedience to Christ,

¹⁷Obey your leaders and be subject to them. For they watch over you, as if to render an account of your souls. So then, may they do this with joy, and not with grief. Otherwise, it would not be as helpful to you.

²⁸And we know that, for those who love God, all things work together unto good, for those who, in accordance with his purpose, are called to be saints.