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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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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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)
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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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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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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Lamentations 3:26
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26 It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.(A)
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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Proverbs 17:1
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17 Better is a dry morsel with quiet
than a house full of feasting with strife.(A)
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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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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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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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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Romans 12:11
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11 Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord.
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Acts 20:35
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35 In all this I have given you an example that by such work we must support the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, for he himself said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”(A)
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1 Peter 4:10-11
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10 Like good stewards of the manifold grace of God, serve one another with whatever gift each of you has received.(A) 11 Whoever speaks must do so as one speaking the very words of God; whoever serves must do so with the strength that God supplies, so that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.(B)
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Titus 2:4-10
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4 so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, 5 to be self-controlled, chaste, good managers of the household, kind, submissive to their husbands, so that the word of God may not be discredited.(A)
6 Likewise, urge the younger men to be self-controlled 7 in all things, offering yourself as a model of good works and in your teaching offering integrity, gravity, 8 and sound speech that cannot be censured; then any opponent will be put to shame, having nothing evil to say of us.(B)
9 Urge slaves to be submissive to their masters in everything, to be pleasing, not talking back,(C) 10 not stealing, but showing complete and perfect fidelity, so that in everything they may be an ornament to the teaching of God our Savior.
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Luke 12:42-43
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42 And the Lord said, “Who, then, is the faithful and prudent manager whom his master will put in charge of his slaves, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?(A) 43 Blessed is that slave whom his master will find at work when he arrives.
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Mark 13:34
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34 It is like a man going on a journey, when he leaves home and puts his slaves in charge, each with his work, and commands the doorkeeper to be on the watch.(A)
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Colossians 3:22-24
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22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters[a] in everything, not with a slavery performed merely for looks, to please people, but wholeheartedly, fearing the Lord.[b](A) 23 Whatever task you must do, work as if your soul depends on it, as for the Lord and not for humans, 24 since you know that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward; you serve the Lord Christ.(B)
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Romans 15:20
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20 Thus I make it my ambition to proclaim the gospel, not where Christ has already been named, so that I do not build on someone else’s foundation,(A)
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Acts 18:3
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3 and, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them, and they worked together—by trade they were tentmakers.(A)
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Romans 12:4-8
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4 For as in one body we have many members and not all the members have the same function,(A) 5 so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually we are members one of another. 6 We have gifts that differ according to the grace given to us: prophecy, in proportion to faith;(B) 7 ministry, in ministering; the teacher, in teaching;(C) 8 the encourager, in encouragement; the giver, in sincerity; the leader, in diligence; the compassionate, in cheerfulness.(D)
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