Brothers, it is our duty always to thank God about you, as is but right, considering the wonderful growth of your faith, and because, without exception, your love for one another is continually increasing.

May the Lord bring you to the love of God, and to the patience of the Christ.

We urge you, Brothers, in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ, to avoid any Brother who is living an ill-ordered life, which is not in agreement with the teaching that you received from us.

For you know well that you ought to follow our example. When we were with you, our life was not ill-ordered,