1 Thessalonians 4:11

Catholic Public Domain Version

to choose work that allows you to be tranquil, and to carry out your business and to do your work with your own hands, just as we have instructed you,

Cross References

Proverbs 17:1

A dry morsel with gladness is better than a house full of sacrifices along with conflict.

Proverbs 17:14

Whoever releases the water is the head of the conflict. And just before he suffers contempt, he abandons judgment.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

"A handful with rest is better than both hands filled with labors and with affliction of the soul."

Lamentations 3:26

TETH. It is good to stand ready in silence for the salvation of God.

Mark 13:34

It is like a man who, setting out on a sojourn, left behind his house, and gave his servants authority over every work, and instructed the doorkeeper to stand watch.

Acts 18:3

And because he was of the same trade, he lodged with them and was working. (Now they were tentmakers by trade.)

Acts 20:35

I have revealed all things to you, because by laboring in this way, it is necessary to support the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he said, 'It is more blessed to give than to receive.' "

Romans 12:11

in solicitude, not lazy; in spirit, fervent; serving the Lord;

Romans 15:20

And so I have preached this Gospel, not where Christ was known by name, lest I build upon the foundation of another,

1 Corinthians 4:12

And we labor, working with our own hands. We are slandered, and so we bless. We suffer and endure persecution.

2 Corinthians 5:9

And thus we struggle, whether absent or present, to please him.

Ephesians 4:28

Whoever was stealing, let him now not steal, but rather let him labor, working with his hands, doing what is good, so that he may have something to distribute to those who suffer need.

1 Timothy 2:2

for kings, and for all who are in high places, so that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all piety and chastity.

1 Timothy 5:13

And being at the same time also idle, they learn to go from house to house, being not only idle, but also talkative and curious, speaking of things which do not concern them.

Titus 3:14

But let our men also learn to excel in good works pertaining to the necessities of life, so that they may not be unfruitful.

1 Peter 3:4

Instead, you should be a hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, rich in the sight of God.

1 Peter 4:15

But let none of you suffer for being a murderer, or a thief, or a slanderer, or one who covets what belongs to another.