1 Thessalonians 4:11

And that you aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

Revised King James New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

10And indeed you do love all the brethren who are in all Macedonia: but we urge you, brethren, that you do so more and more;

12That you may behave properly toward those who are outside, and that you may lack nothing.

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Cross References

Luke 12:42And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his servants, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?

Acts 20:35I have shown you in all things, that by labouring in this manner you ought to support the weak, and to remember the words the Lord Jesus himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Romans 12:11Not lacking in zeal; aglow with the spirit; serving the Lord;

1 Corinthians 4:12And we labour, working with our own hands: when reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we endure it:

Matthew Henry on 1 Thessalonians 4:10-13

Brotherly Love. ( a. d. 51.) 9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another. 10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more; 11 And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing. In these words… Read the whole commentary →

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