17 Now I urge you, brethren, keep your eye on those who cause dissensions and 1hindrances acontrary to the teaching which you learned, and bturn away from them.

18 For such men are aslaves, not of our Lord Christ but of btheir own 1appetites; and by their csmooth and flattering speech they deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting.

19 For the report of your obedience ahas reached to all; therefore I am rejoicing over you, but bI want you to be wise in what is good and innocent in what is evil.

20 aThe God of peace will soon crush bSatan under your feet.

cThe grace of our Lord Jesus be with you.

21 aTimothy my fellow worker greets you, and so do bLucius and cJason and dSosipater, my ekinsmen.

22 I, Tertius, who awrite this letter, greet you in the Lord.

23 aGaius, host to me and to the whole church, greets you. bErastus, the city treasurer greets you, and Quartus, the brother.

24 [1The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen.]

25 aNow to Him who is able to establish you baccording to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of cthe mystery which has been kept secret for dlong ages past,

26 but now is manifested, and by athe Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to bobedience of faith;

27 to the only wise God, through Jesus Christ, abe the glory forever. Amen.