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1 Thessalonians 4:11
King James Version
1 Thessalonians 4:11
King James Version
11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
New International Version
1 Thessalonians 4:11
New International Version
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,
1 Thessalonians 4:11
English Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 4:11
English Standard Version
11 and to aspire (A)to live quietly, and (B)to mind your own affairs, and (C)to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
Christian Standard Bible
1 Thessalonians 4:11
Christian Standard Bible
11 to seek to lead a quiet life,(A) to mind your own business,[a] and to work(B) with your own hands, as we commanded you,
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- 4:11 Lit to practice one’s own things
1 Thessalonians 4:11
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Thessalonians 4:11
New American Standard Bible 1995
11 and to make it your ambition (A)to lead a quiet life and (B)attend to your own business and (C)work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
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