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2 Thessalonians 3:12
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2 Thessalonians 3:12
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12 Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.[a]
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:12 Greek to eat their own bread
2 Thessalonians 3:12
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2 Thessalonians 3:12
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12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ(A) to settle down and earn the food they eat.(B)
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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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
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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 Let the thief no longer steal, but rather (A)let him labor, (B)doing honest work with his own hands, so (C)that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
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Ephesians 4:28
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Ephesians 4:28
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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)
2 Thessalonians 3:8
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2 Thessalonians 3:8
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8 nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but (A)with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you.
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2 Thessalonians 3:8
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2 Thessalonians 3:8
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8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked(A) night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
1 Thessalonians 4:1
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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A Life Pleasing to God
4 Finally, then, brothers,[a] we ask and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you (A)received from us (B)how you ought to walk and (C)to please God, just as you are doing, that you (D)do so more and more.
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:1 Or brothers and sisters; also verses 10, 13
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1 Thessalonians 4:1
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Living to Please God
4 As for other matters, brothers and sisters,(A) we instructed you how to live(B) in order to please God,(C) as in fact you are living. Now we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus to do this more and more.
Luke 11:3
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Luke 11:3
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- Luke 11:3 Or our bread for tomorrow
Ecclesiastes 4:6
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Ecclesiastes 4:6
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6 (A)Better is a handful of (B)quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind.
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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.
Proverbs 17:1
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Proverbs 17:1
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- Proverbs 17:1 Hebrew sacrifices
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 Timothy 2:2
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1 Timothy 2:2
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2 (A)for kings and all who are in high positions, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life, godly and (B)dignified in every way.
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1 Timothy 2:2
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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.
Genesis 49:14-15
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Genesis 49:14-15
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14 (A)“Issachar is a strong donkey,
crouching between the sheepfolds.[a]
15 He saw that a resting place was good,
and that the land was pleasant,
so he bowed his shoulder to bear,
and (B)became a servant at forced labor.
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- Genesis 49:14 Or between its saddlebags
Genesis 49:14-15
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Genesis 49:14-15
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- Genesis 49:14 Or strong
- Genesis 49:14 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
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