Even though they have the appearance of wisdom with their self-imposed worship and false humility achieved by an unsparing treatment of the body – a wisdom with no true value – they in reality result in fleshly indulgence.

So put to death whatever in your nature belongs to the earth: sexual immorality, impurity, shameful passion, evil desire, and greed which is idolatry.

We pray earnestly night and day to see you in person and make up what may be lacking in your faith.

Now on the topic of brotherly love you have no need for anyone to write you, for you yourselves are taught by God to love one another.

and then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will destroy by the breath of his mouth and wipe out by the manifestation of his arrival.

and with every kind of evil deception directed against those who are perishing, because they found no place in their hearts for the truth so as to be saved.

But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.

Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with you all.

in case I am delayed, to let you know how people ought to conduct themselves in the household of God, because it is the church of the living God, the support and bulwark of the truth.

Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,

Let no one look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in your speech, conduct, love, faithfulness, and purity.

For the love of money is the root of all evils. Some people in reaching for it have strayed from the faith and stabbed themselves with many pains.

Because of this I remind you to rekindle God’s gift that you possess through the laying on of my hands.

but now made visible through the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He has broken the power of death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel!

So I endure all things for the sake of those chosen by God, that they too may obtain salvation in Christ Jesus and its eternal glory.

and how from infancy you have known the holy writings, which are able to give you wisdom for salvation through faith in Christ Jesus.

For there will be a time when people will not tolerate sound teaching. Instead, following their own desires, they will accumulate teachers for themselves, because they have an insatiable curiosity to hear new things.

However, without your consent I did not want to do anything, so that your good deed would not be out of compulsion, but from your own willingness.

But exhort one another each day, as long as it is called “Today,” that none of you may become hardened by sin’s deception.

As it says, “Oh, that today you would listen as he speaks! Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion.”