1 Thessalonians 4:9-12

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Loving and Working

⁹ About brotherly love: You don’t need me to write you because you yourselves are taught by God^(A) to love one another.^{(B) 10} In fact, you are doing this toward all the brothers in the entire region of Macedonia.^(C) But we encourage you, brothers, to do so even more, ¹¹ to seek to lead a quiet life,^(D) to mind your own business,^[a] and to work^(E) with your own hands, as we commanded you, ¹² so that you may walk properly^[b](F) in the presence of outsiders^[c] and not be dependent on anyone.^[d](G)