Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but give place to wrath; for it is written, "Vengeance is Mine, I will repay," says the Lord.

Therefore, having these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God.

Why? Because I do not love you? God knows!

And I gladly will spend and be expended for your souls; although the more abundantly I love you, the less I am loved.

Again, do you think that we are defending ourselves to you? We speak before God in Christ. But we do all things, beloved, for your edification.

Therefore, my beloved and longed for brothers, my joy and crown, in this way stand fast in the Lord, beloved.

Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, to Philemon our beloved and fellow worker,

Beloved, I implore you as sojourners and pilgrims, to abstain from the lusts of the flesh which war against the soul;

Nor be idolaters, just as some of them; as it is written, "The people sat down to eat and drink, and rose up to play."

[No], but that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons and not to God, and I do not desire that you should have fellowship with demons.

You cannot drink the cup of the Lord and the cup of demons; you cannot partake of the Lord's table and of the table of demons.

Therefore "Come out from the midst of them and be separated," says the Lord. "Do not touch what is unclean, and I will receive you."

Little children, guard yourselves from idols. Amen.

But I have a few things against you, because you have there [some] who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling block before the sons of Israel, both to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.

And all those who dwell on the earth shall worship him, whose name is not written in the Book of Life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

But the cowardly, and unbelieving, and sinners, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and drug users, and idolaters, and all who are false shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death."

But outside are dogs and drug users and fornicators and murderers and idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices a lie.