2 Thessalonians 3:12

Easy To Read Version

We command those people to stop bothering other people. We command them to work and earn their own food. In the Lord Jesus Christ we beg them to do this.

Cross References

Proverbs 17:1

It is better to have only a dry piece of bread to eat in peace than to have a whole house full of food with everyone arguing.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Maybe that is true. But I say it is better to be satisfied with the few things you have than to always be struggling to get more.

Luke 11:3

Give us the food we need for each day.\par

Ephesians 4:28

If a person is stealing, he must stop stealing. That person must start working. He must use his hands for doing something good. Then he will have something to share with those people who are poor.

1 Thessalonians 4:1

Brothers and sisters, now I have some other things to tell you. We taught you how to live in a way that will please God. And you are living that way. Now we ask you and encourage you in the Lord Jesus to live that way more and more.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Take care of your own business. Do your own work. We have already told you to do these things.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

And when we ate another person’s food, we always paid for it. We worked and worked so that we would not be trouble to any of you. We worked night and day.

1 Timothy 2:2

You should pray for kings and for all people who have authority (power). Pray for those leaders so that we can have quiet and peaceful lives—lives full of worship and respect for God.