in a flame of fire, taking vengeance of them that know not God, and obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:

that ye be not hastily agitated with apprehension, nor troubled, neither by spirit, nor by discourse, nor by letter, as coming from us, as though the day of the Lord was instantly approaching.

Do ye not remember that when I was yet with you, I told you these things?

and in every unrighteous delusion among those who perish: in consequence of which things they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

that they all might be damned who have not believed the truth, but have taken pleasure in unrighteousness.

and that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for there is not faith in all.

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother who walketh disorderly, and not according to the injunction which he hath received from us.

For ye yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us; for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you,

neither did we eat bread with any man unpaid for, but with labour and toil worked night and day, that we might be burdensome to none of you:

not that we have not such power, but that we might be ourselves an example for you to imitate.

For when we were with you, this we enjoined you, that if a man would not work, neither should he eat.

But ye, brethren, be not weary of well doing.

And if any man obey not our word by letter, mark that man, and maintain no society with him, that he may be ashamed.

Yet regard him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.