6. Never harm or cheat a fellow believer in this matter by violating his wife, for the Lord avenges all such sins, as we have solemnly warned you before.
7. God has called us to live holy lives, not impure lives.
8. Therefore, anyone who refuses to live by these rules is not disobeying human teaching but is rejecting God, who gives his Holy Spirit to you.
9. But we don’t need to write to you about the importance of loving each other, for God himself has taught you to love one another.
10. Indeed, you already show your love for all the believers throughout Macedonia. Even so, dear brothers and sisters, we urge you to love them even more.
11. Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.