1 Thessalonians 4:11

In 9 translations

BSB

and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

KJV

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

WEB

and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you,

ASV

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

LSV

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

YLT

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

DBY

and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your [own] hands, even as we charged you,

DRC

And that you use your endeavour to be quiet, and that you do your own business, and work with your own hands, as we commanded you: and that you walk honestly towards them that are without; and that you want nothing of any man’s.

GNV

And that ye studie to be quiet, and to meddle with your owne busines, and to worke with your owne handes, as we commanded you,

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

καὶ φιλοτιμεῖσθαι ἡσυχάζειν καὶ πράσσειν τὰ ἴδια καὶ ἐργάζεσθαι ταῖς χερσὶν ὑμῶν, καθὼς ὑμῖν παρηγγείλαμεν,

RP2018

καὶ φιλοτιμεῖσθαι ἡσυχάζειν, καὶ πράσσειν τὰ ἴδια, καὶ ἐργάζεσθαι ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσὶν ὑμῶν, καθὼς ὑμῖν παρηγγείλαμεν·

TR-Boyd

καὶ φιλοτιμεῖσθαι ἡσυχάζειν, καὶ πράσσειν τὰ ἴδια, καὶ ἐργάζεσθαι ταῖς ἰδίαις χερσὶν ὑμῶν, καθὼς ὑμῖν παρηγγείλαμεν·

SCR1894

και φιλοτιμεισθαι ησυχαζειν και πρασσειν τα ιδια και εργαζεσθαι ταις ιδιαις χερσιν υμων καθως υμιν παρηγγειλαμεν

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Cross-references most cited first

• Ephesians 4:28He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need.
• Ecclesiastes 4:6Better one handful with tranquility than two handfuls with toil and pursuit of the wind.
• 1 Peter 3:4but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
• Titus 3:14And our people must also learn to devote themselves to good works in order to meet the pressing needs of others, so that they will not be unfruitful.
• Proverbs 17:1Better a dry morsel in quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
• Lamentations 3:26It is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD.
• 1 Timothy 2:2for kings and all those in authority—so that we may lead tranquil and quiet lives in all godliness and dignity.
• 1 Corinthians 4:12We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;
• Romans 12:11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
• 1 Timothy 5:13At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
• 2 Corinthians 5:9So we aspire to please Him, whether we are here in this body or away from it.
• 1 Peter 4:15Indeed, none of you should suffer as a murderer or thief or wrongdoer, or even as a meddler.
• 2 Thessalonians 3:7–12For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you, nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would…
• Acts 20:35In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
• Titus 2:4–10In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be…
• Luke 12:42–43And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time? Blessed is that servant whose master finds him doing so…

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