1 Thessalonians 4:11

A Conservative Version

and to aspire to live quietly, and to do your own things, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,

Cross References

Ephesians 4:28

Let the man who steals steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands the good, so that he may have to give to him who has need.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.

1 Peter 3:4

but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible, of the meek and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God.

Titus 3:14

And also let our men learn to be in the lead of good works for the essential needs, so that they may not be unfruitful.

1 Timothy 2:2

for kings and all those who are in prominence, so that we may live a quiet and peaceful life in all piety and propriety.

Lamentations 3:26

It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of LORD.

Proverbs 17:1

Better is a dry morsel, and quietness with it, than a house full of feasting with strife.

1 Corinthians 4:12

And we toil, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

1 Peter 4:15

For let not any man of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil-doer, or as a busybody.

1 Timothy 5:13

And also at the same time they learn to be idle, roving the houses, and not only idle, but also babbling and meddlesome, speaking things that they ought not.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Therefore also we aspire, whether at home or away from home, to be well-pleasing to him.

Romans 12:11

not lazy in diligence, being fervent in the Spirit serving the Lord,

Acts 20:35

I gave you a glimpse of all things, that so laboring ye ought to aid the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Mark 13:34

like a man abroad, having left his house, and having given authority to his bondmen, and to each man his work, and commanded the doorkeeper that he should watch.

Romans 15:20

And thus having aspired to proclaim the good-news not where Christ was already named, so that I would not build upon a foundation belonging to another man,

Acts 18:3

And because he was of the same craft, he abode with them, and was working, for they were of the tentmakers craft.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is [like] letting out water. Therefore leave off contention, before there is quarrelling.