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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you,(A)
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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11 and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands,(A) just as we told you,
Ephesians 4:28
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Ephesians 4:28
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28 Those who steal must give up stealing; rather, let them labor, doing good work with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy.
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28 Anyone who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work,(A) doing something useful with their own hands,(B) that they may have something to share with those in need.(C)
Ecclesiastes 4:6
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Ecclesiastes 4:6
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6 Better is a handful with quiet
than two handfuls with toil
and a chasing after wind.(A)
Ecclesiastes 4:6
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Ecclesiastes 4:6
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6 Better one handful with tranquillity
than two handfuls with toil(A)
and chasing after the wind.
1 Peter 3:4
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1 Peter 3:4
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4 rather, let your adornment be the inner self with the lasting beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight.(A)
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4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self,(A) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.(B)
Titus 3:14
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Titus 3:14
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14 And let people learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet urgent needs, so that they may not be unproductive.
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Titus 3:14
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14 Our people must learn to devote themselves to doing what is good,(A) in order to provide for urgent needs and not live unproductive lives.
1 Timothy 2:2
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1 Timothy 2:2
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2 for kings and all who are in high positions, so that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and dignity.(A)
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1 Timothy 2:2
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2 for kings and all those in authority,(A) that we may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness(B) and holiness.
Lamentations 3:26
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Lamentations 3:26
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26 It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.(A)
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Lamentations 3:26
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1 Corinthians 4:12
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1 Corinthians 4:12
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12 and we grow weary from the work of our own hands. When reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure;(A)
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12 We work hard with our own hands.(A) When we are cursed, we bless;(B) when we are persecuted,(C) we endure it;
Proverbs 17:1
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Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better is a dry morsel with quiet
than a house full of feasting with strife.(A)
Proverbs 17:1
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Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better a dry crust with peace and quiet
than a house full of feasting, with strife.(A)
1 Peter 4:15
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1 Peter 4:15
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15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, a thief, a criminal, or even as a mischief maker.[a](A)
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- 4.15 Meaning of Gk uncertain
1 Peter 4:15
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1 Peter 4:15
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15 If you suffer, it should not be as a murderer or thief or any other kind of criminal, or even as a meddler.
1 Timothy 5:13
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1 Timothy 5:13
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13 Besides that, they learn to be idle, gadding about from house to house, and they are not merely idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying what they should not say.(A)
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1 Timothy 5:13
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1 Timothy 5:13
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13 Besides, they get into the habit of being idle and going about from house to house. And not only do they become idlers, but also busybodies(A) who talk nonsense,(B) saying things they ought not to.
2 Corinthians 5:9
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2 Corinthians 5:9
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9 So whether we are at home or away, we make it our aim to be pleasing to him.
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9 So we make it our goal to please him,(A) whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
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2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
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7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not irresponsible when we were with you,(A) 8 and we did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day so that we might not burden any of you.(B) 9 This was not because we do not have that right but in order to give you an example to imitate.(C) 10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: anyone unwilling to work should not eat. 11 For we hear that some of you are living irresponsibly, mere busybodies, not doing any work.(D) 12 Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.(E)
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2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
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7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example.(A) We were not idle when we were with you, 8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked(B) night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. 9 We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help,(C) but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.(D) 10 For even when we were with you,(E) we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work(F) shall not eat.”
11 We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.(G) 12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ(H) to settle down and earn the food they eat.(I)
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