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17 I urge you, brothers and sisters, to keep your eyes on those who cause dissensions and create obstacles or introduce temptations [for others] to commit sin, [acting in ways] contrary to the doctrine which you have learned. Turn away from them. 18 For such people do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites and base desires. By smooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting [the innocent and the naive]. 19 For the report of your obedience has reached everyone, so that I rejoice over you, but I want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil. 20 The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet.

The [wonderful] grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

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17 Now de I urge parakaleō you hymeis, brethren adelphos, to watch skopeō out for people who ho cause · ho divisions dichostasia and kai · ho upset skandalon people’s faith contrary para to the ho teaching didachē that hos you hymeis have received manthanō. · kai Avoid ekklinō apo them autos. 18 · ho For gar such toioutos people do douleuō not ou serve douleuō · ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Christ Christos but alla · ho their heautou own appetites koilia. · kai By dia their ho smooth chrēstologia talk and kai flattery eulogia they deceive exapataō the ho hearts kardia of the ho guileless akakos. 19 · ho Your hymeis obedience hypakoē is known aphikneomai to eis all pas and thus oun I am rejoicing chairō over epi you hymeis. But de I want thelō you hymeis to be eimi wise sophos as to eis what ho is good agathos, and de innocent akeraios as to eis what ho is evil kakos. 20 The ho · de God theos of ho peace eirēnē will soon en crush syntribō · ho Satan Satanas under hypo · ho your hymeis feet pous. May the ho grace charis of ho our hēmeis Lord kyrios Jesus Iēsous be with meta you hymeis.

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