'But I have against thee a few things: That thou hast there those holding the teaching of Balaam, who did teach Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat idol-sacrifices, and to commit whoredom;

so hast thou, even thou, those holding the teaching of the Nicolaitans -- which thing I hate.

and go out unto his presence doth Jehu son of Hanani, the seer, and saith unto king Jehoshaphat, 'To give help to the wicked, and to those hating Jehovah, dost thou love? and for this against thee [is] wrath from before Jehovah,

I have hated the assembly of evil doers, And with the wicked I sit not.

I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.

Do not I hate, Jehovah, those hating Thee? And with Thy withstanders grieve myself?

[With] perfect hatred I have hated them, Enemies they have become to me.

every one who is transgressing, and is not remaining in the teaching of the Christ, hath not God; he who is remaining in the teaching of the Christ, this one hath both the Father and the Son;

if any one doth come unto you, and this teaching doth not bear, receive him not into the house, and say not to him, 'Hail!'