17. Brothers and sisters, I urge you to watch out for people who create divisions and problems against the teaching that you learned. Keep away from them.
18. People like that aren’t serving the Lord. They are serving their own feelings. They deceive the hearts of innocent people with smooth talk and flattery.
19. The news of your obedience has reached everybody, so I’m happy for you. But I want you to be wise about what’s good, and innocent about what’s evil.
20. The God of peace will soon crush Satan under your feet. The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you.
21. Timothy my coworker says hello to you, and Lucius, Jason, and Sosipater, my relatives.
22. I’m Tertius, and I’m writing this letter to you in the Lord—hello!
23. Gaius, who is host to me and to the whole church, says hello to you. Erastus the city treasurer says hello to you, along with our brother Quartus.
25. May the glory be to God who can strengthen you with my good news and the message that I preach about Jesus Christ. He can strengthen you with the announcement of the secret that was kept quiet for a long time.
26. Now that secret is revealed through what the prophets wrote. It is made known to the Gentiles in order to lead to their faithful obedience based on the command of the eternal God.
27. May the glory be to God, who alone is wise! May the glory be to him through Jesus Christ forever! Amen.