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# Connecting Statement:
Paul gives one last warning to the believers about unity and living for God.
# brothers
Here this means fellow Christians, including both men and women.
# to think about
"to watch out for"
# who are causing the divisions and stumbling
This refers to those who argue and cause others to stop trusting in Jesus. Alternate translation: "who are causing believers to argue with one another and to stop having faith in God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])
# They are going beyond the teaching that you have learned
"They teach things that do not agree with the truth you have already learned"
# Turn away from them
"Turn away" here is an metaphor for "refuse to listen." Alternate translation: "Do not listen to them" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])