6 No one should take advantage of or exploit other believers that way. The Lord is the one who punishes people for all these things. We’ve already told you and warned you about this.
7 God didn’t call us to be sexually immoral but to be holy.
8 Therefore, whoever rejects this ⌊order⌋ is not rejecting human authority but God, who gives you his Holy Spirit.
9 You don’t need anyone to write to you about the way Christians should love each other. God has taught you to love each other.
10 In fact, you are showing love to all the Christians throughout the province of Macedonia. We encourage you as believers to excel in love even more.
11 Also, make it your goal to live quietly, do your work, and earn your own living, as we ordered you.
12 Then your way of life will win respect from those outside ⌊the church⌋, and you won’t have to depend on anyone else for what you need.