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Now concerning (A)love of the brothers, you (B)have no need for anyone to write to you, for you yourselves are (C)taught by God to love one another, 10 for indeed (D)you do practice it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to (E)excel still more, 11 and to make it your ambition (F)to lead a quiet life and (G)attend to your own business and (H)work with your hands, just as we commanded you, 12 so that you will (I)walk properly toward (J)outsiders and [a](K)not be in any need.

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  1. 1 Thessalonians 4:12 Lit have need of nothing

A Brotherly and Orderly Life

But concerning brotherly love you have no need that I should write to you, for (A)you yourselves are taught by God (B)to love one another; 10 and indeed you do so toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we urge you, brethren, (C)that you increase more and more; 11 that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, (D)to mind your own business, and (E)to work with your own hands, as we commanded you, 12 (F)that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.

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