Bible Verses About Shunning And Church Discipline

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

Direct command to withdraw from disorderly brothers

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed.

Direct command to avoid company with the disobedient

Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.

Warn the unruly, support the weak

And if he shall neglect to hear them, tell it unto the church: but if he neglect to hear the church, let him be unto thee as an heathen man and a publican.

Direct Matthew 18 church correction passage

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

Direct disorderly conduct passage

Now I beseech you, brethren, mark them which cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

Direct command to avoid divisive people

Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

Direct command to admonish as a brother, not as an enemy

Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

Direct command to rebuke persistent sinners publicly

But them that are without God judgeth. Therefore put away from among yourselves that wicked person.

Direct purge evil person passage

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

Direct instruction to reject a divisive heretic after warning

But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolator, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat.

Direct command not to associate with scandalous brothers

Wherefore, if I come, I will remember his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words: and not content therewith, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and forbiddeth them that would, and casteth them out of the church.

Direct church expulsion passage

But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world.

Explicit discipline language in judgment

And ye are puffed up, and have not rather mourned, that he that hath done this deed might be taken away from among you.

Direct removal from among you passage

To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus.

Repeated here because the goal is salvation

For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Let all things be done decently and in order.

General order text, not specific discipline

But when divers were hardened, and believed not, but spake evil of that way before the multitude, he departed from them, and separated the disciples, disputing daily in the school of one Tyrannus.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.

Supports withdrawal from corrupt teaching and conduct

Having damnation, because they have cast off their first faith.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Forasmuch as we have heard, that certain which went out from us have troubled you with words, subverting your souls, saying, Ye must be circumcised, and keep the law: to whom we gave no such commandment:

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Wherefore come out from among them, and be ye separate, saith the Lord, and touch not the unclean thing; and I will receive you.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

So Paul departed from among them.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.

For he that eateth and drinketh unworthily, eateth and drinketh damnation to himself, not discerning the Lord's body.

Scripture passage attached to the early Christian evidence page.