Be fellow imitators of me, brothers, and look out for those walking this way, just as you have us for a pattern.

Now if anyone does not obey our word in this letter, take note of him, and do not associate with him, that he may be ashamed.

Yet do not consider him as an enemy, but admonish [him] as a brother.

And certain men coming down from Judea were teaching the brothers, "If you are not circumcised in the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved."

Therefore, being sent forth by the church, they were passing through Phoenicia and Samaria, telling in detail [about] the conversion of the Gentiles; and they were causing great joy to all the brothers.

But some of those from the sect of the Pharisees rose up, saying, "It is necessary to circumcise them, and to command them to keep the law of Moses."

Now I beseech you, brothers, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you, but you be made complete in the same mind and in the same opinion.

Now I say this, that each of you says, "I am of Paul," and "I of Apollos," and "I of Cephas," and "I of Christ."

for you are still carnal. For where there are envy, strife, and divisions among you, are you not carnal, and walking according to human principles?

For first of all, when you come together in church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and in part I believe it.

which is not another; except there are certain people who trouble you and wish to pervert the gospel of Christ.

As we have said before, and I say again just now, if anyone preaches a gospel to you other than what you received, let him be accursed.

and that was because of false brothers secretly brought in (who slipped in to spy out our freedom which we have in Christ Jesus, so that they might reduce us to slavery),

Beware of the dogs, beware of the evil workers, beware of the [false] circumcision!

For we are the [true] circumcision, worshipping by the Spirit of God, rejoicing in Christ Jesus, and having no confidence in the flesh,

Beware lest anyone captures you through philosophy and empty deceit, according to the tradition of men, according to the basic principles of the world, and not according to Christ.

But there were also false prophets among the people, even as there will be false teachers among you, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master, the [One] having bought them, and bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

And many will follow after their debaucheries, because of whom the way of truth will be blasphemed.

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would have remained with us; but [they went out] in order that they might be made manifest, that none of them were of us.

Because many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and the antichrist.

Everyone who transgresses and does not abide in the doctrine of Christ does not have God. He who abides in the doctrine of Christ, this [one] has both the Father and the Son.

These are those who cause divisions, wordly, not having [the] Spirit.

Woe to the world because of offenses! For offenses must come, but woe to that man through whom the offense comes!

Then He said to the disciples, "It is impossible for offenses not to come, but woe [to the one] through whom they do come!

But if he refuses to hear them, tell it to the assembly. But if he refuses even to hear the assembly, let him be to you as a heathen and a tax collector.

I wrote to you in my epistle not to associate with fornicators.

But now I write to you not to associate with anyone named a brother, who is a fornicator, or covetous person, or an idolater, or abusive person, or a drunkard, or a swindler--not even to eat with such a person.

But we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you keep away from every brother living in idleness, and not according the tradition which they received from us.

Now if anyone does not obey our word in this letter, take note of him, and do not associate with him, that he may be ashamed.

If anyone teaches differently and does not consent to sound words, even those of our Lord Jesus Christ, and to the doctrine which accords with godliness,

constant wranglings of men of corrupt minds and having been deprived of the truth, supposing that godliness is a means of profit. Withdraw from such [people].

having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from these people turn away!

Reject a divisive man after the first and second admonition,

If anyone comes to you and does not bring this doctrine, do not receive him into your house, and do not greet him;

for he who greets him shares in his evil works.