Nevertheless, as the Lord has assigned to each one, as God has called each person, so must he live. I give this sort of direction in all the churches.

So do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written, “The people sat down to eat and drink and rose up to play.”

The secrets of his heart are disclosed, and in this way he will fall down with his face to the ground and worship God, declaring, “God is really among you.”

Sober up as you should, and stop sinning! For some have no knowledge of God – I say this to your shame!

For I do not want to see you now in passing, since I hope to spend some time with you, if the Lord allows.

He delivered us from so great a risk of death, and he will deliver us. We have set our hope on him that he will deliver us yet again,

For we do not write you anything other than what you can read and also understand. But I hope that you will understand completely

But thanks be to God who always leads us in triumphal procession in Christ and who makes known through us the fragrance that consists of the knowledge of him in every place.

For all these things are for your sake, so that the grace that is including more and more people may cause thanksgiving to increase to the glory of God.

Therefore “come out from their midst, and be separate,” says the Lord, “and touch no unclean thing, and I will welcome you,

They court you eagerly, but for no good purpose; they want to exclude you, so that you would seek them eagerly.

So I say this, and insist in the Lord, that you no longer live as the Gentiles do, in the futility of their thinking.

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and will be joined to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.

We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.

Finally, pray for us, brothers and sisters, that the Lord’s message may spread quickly and be honored as in fact it was among you,

Be conscientious about how you live and what you teach. Persevere in this, because by doing so you will save both yourself and those who listen to you.

The sins of some people are obvious, going before them into judgment, but for others, they show up later.

For some of these insinuate themselves into households and captivate weak women who are overwhelmed with sins and led along by various passions.

And just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so these people – who have warped minds and are disqualified in the faith – also oppose the truth.

Older women likewise are to exhibit behavior fitting for those who are holy, not slandering, not slaves to excessive drinking, but teaching what is good.