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
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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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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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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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
Luke 11:3
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- Luke 11:3 Or our bread for tomorrow
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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Proverbs 17:1
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- Proverbs 17:1 Hebrew sacrifices
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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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
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