For my part, though I have been absent from you in person, I have been present with you in spirit, and as thus present I have already passed judgment upon the man who has done this,

For our part, brothers, when we were separated from you for a little while??n person, though not in spirit??e were extremely eager and longed intensely to see you.

And beholding

If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that your meetings may not bring down a judgment upon you. The details I will settle when I come.

But let everything be done in a proper and orderly way.

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And they devoted themselves to the teaching and the society of the apostles, the breaking of bread, and prayer.

Be on the watch. Stand firm in your faith. Act like men. Show yourselves strong.

for now I can really live, since you are standing firm in the Lord.

For we are true partners with Christ if we really keep the conviction that we had at first unshaken to the very end.

This hope is like an anchor for our souls. It reaches up secure and strong into the sanctuary behind the heavenly curtain,

Resist him and be strong in the faith, for you know that your brotherhood all over the world is having the same experience of suffering.

So you, dear friends, now that you are forewarned, must be on your guard against being led away by the errors of unprincipled men and losing your present firmness.

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But let everything be done in a proper and orderly way.