taking vengeance with flaming fire on those who don’t know God and on those who don’t obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus.

Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way. For that day will not come unless the apostasy comes first and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction.

Don’t you remember that when I was still with you I told you about this?

It is not that we don’t have the right to support, but we did it to make ourselves an example to you so that you would imitate us.

And if anyone does not obey our instruction in this letter, take note of that person; don’t associate with him, so that he may be ashamed.

Yet don’t treat him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother.