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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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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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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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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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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3 Give us each day our daily bread.
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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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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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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Footnotes
- Genesis 49:14 Or strong
- Genesis 49:14 Or the campfires; or the saddlebags
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