redeeming the time, because the days are evil.

Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time.

For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies.

Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.

But shun profane and idle babblings, for they will proceed to more ungodliness.

And their message will spread like cancer. Hymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,