Footnote

a For example, a fellow Christian might refuse to work to support himself although able, might insist on courting an unbeliever, or might spread divisive talk or hurtful gossip. (1 Cor. 7:39; 2 Cor. 6:14; 2 Thess. 3:11, 12; 1 Tim. 5:13) Those who persist in such a course are “disorderly.”