1 Thessalonians 4:11

James Moffatt - New Testament

also, endeavour to live quietly, attend to your own business, and — as we charged you — work with your hands,

Cross References

Ephesians 4:28

Let the thief steal no more; rather let him work and put his hands to an honest task, so as to have something to contribute to the needy.

1 Peter 3:4

but inside, in the heart, with the immortal beauty of a gentle and modest spirit, which in the sight of God is of rare value.

Titus 3:14

Our people must really learn to profess honest occupations, so as to be able to meet such special occasions; they must not be idle.

1 Timothy 2:2

for kings and all in authority, that we may lead a tranquil life in all piety and gravity;

1 Corinthians 4:12

we work hard for our living; when reviled, we bless; when persecuted, we put up with it;

1 Peter 4:15

None of you must suffer as a murderer or a thief or a bad character or a revolutionary;

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides, they become idle unconsciously by gadding about from one house to another — and not merely idle but gossips and busybodies, repeating things they have no right to mention.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Hence also I am eager to satisfy him, whether in the body or away from it;

Romans 12:11

never let your zeal flag; maintain the spiritual glow; serve the Lord;

Acts 20:35

I showed you how this was the way to work hard and succour the needy, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus, who said, 'To give is happier than to get.'"

Mark 13:34

It is like a man leaving his house to go abroad; he puts his servants in charge, each with his work to do, and he orders the porter to keep watch.

Romans 15:20

my ambition always being to preach it only in places where there had been no mention of Christ's name, that I might not build on foundations laid by others,

Acts 18:3

and as he belonged to the same trade he stayed with them and they all worked together. (They were workers in leather by trade.)