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Sexual Immorality Must Be Judged

I wrote to you in my letter not to associate with sexually immoral persons,

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I wrote to you in my letter not to associate(A) with sexually immoral people—

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11 Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness; rather, expose them.(A)

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11 Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness,(A) but rather expose them.

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14 Take note of those who do not obey what we say in this letter; have nothing to do with them, so that they may be ashamed.(A)

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14 Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them,(A) in order that they may feel ashamed.(B)

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Warning against Idleness

Now we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from every brother or sister living irresponsibly and not according to the tradition that they[a] received from us.(A)

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  1. 3.6 Other ancient authorities read you

Warning Against Idleness

In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,(A) we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from(B) every believer who is idle and disruptive(C) and does not live according to the teaching[a] you received from us.(D)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or tradition

The Temple of the Living God

14 Do not be mismatched with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and lawlessness have in common? Or what partnership is there between light and darkness?(A)

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Warning Against Idolatry

14 Do not be yoked together(A) with unbelievers.(B) For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?(C)

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17 Therefore come out from them,
    and be separate from them, says the Lord,
and touch nothing unclean;
    then I will welcome you,(A)

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17 Therefore,

“Come out from them(A)
    and be separate,
says the Lord.
Touch no unclean thing,
    and I will receive you.”[a](B)

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Corinthians 6:17 Isaiah 52:11; Ezek. 20:34,41

Clean out the old yeast so that you may be a new batch of dough, as you really are unleavened. For our paschal lamb, Christ, has been sacrificed.(A)

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Get rid of the old yeast, so that you may be a new unleavened batch—as you really are. For Christ, our Passover lamb, has been sacrificed.(A)

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And you are arrogant! Should you not rather have mourned, so that he who has done this would have been removed from among you?

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And you are proud! Shouldn’t you rather have gone into mourning(A) and have put out of your fellowship(B) the man who has been doing this?

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Lay aside immaturity and live,
    and walk in the way of insight.”(A)

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Leave your simple ways and you will live;(A)
    walk in the way of insight.”(B)

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Book I

(Psalms 1–41)

Psalm 1

The Two Ways

Happy are those
    who do not follow the advice of the wicked
or take the path that sinners tread
    or sit in the seat of scoffers,(A)
but their delight is in the law of the Lord,
    and on his law they meditate day and night.(B)

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BOOK I

Psalms 1–41

Psalm 1

Blessed is the one(A)
    who does not walk(B) in step with the wicked(C)
or stand in the way(D) that sinners take(E)
    or sit(F) in the company of mockers,(G)
but whose delight(H) is in the law of the Lord,(I)
    and who meditates(J) on his law day and night.

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