1 Thessalonians 4:11

New Century Version

Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Take care of your own business, and do your own work as we have already told you.

Cross References

Proverbs 17:1

It is better to eat a dry crust of bread in peace than to have a feast where there is quarreling.

Proverbs 17:14

Starting a quarrel is like a leak in a dam, so stop it before a fight breaks out.

Ecclesiastes 4:6

Maybe so, but I say it is better to be content with what little you have. Otherwise, you will always be struggling for more, and that is like chasing the wind.

Lamentations 3:26

It is good to wait quietly for the Lord to save.

Mark 13:34

It is like a man who goes on a trip. He leaves his house and lets his servants take care of it, giving each one a special job to do. The man tells the servant guarding the door always to be watchful.

Acts 18:3

Because they were tentmakers, just as he was, he stayed with them and worked with them.

Acts 20:35

I showed you in all things that you should work as I did and help the weak. I taught you to remember the words Jesus said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’ ”

Romans 12:11

Do not be lazy but work hard, serving the Lord with all your heart.

Romans 15:20

I always want to preach the Good News in places where people have never heard of Christ, because I do not want to build on the work someone else has already started.

1 Corinthians 4:12

We work hard with our own hands for our food. When people curse us, we bless them. When they hurt us, we put up with it.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Our only goal is to please God whether we live here or there,

Ephesians 4:28

Those who are stealing must stop stealing and start working. They should earn an honest living for themselves. Then they will have something to share with those who are poor.

1 Timothy 2:2

Pray for rulers and for all who have authority so that we can have quiet and peaceful lives full of worship and respect for God.

1 Timothy 5:13

Besides that, they learn to waste their time, going from house to house. And they not only waste their time but also begin to gossip and busy themselves with other people’s lives, saying things they should not say.

Titus 3:14

Our people must learn to use their lives for doing good deeds to provide what is necessary so that their lives will not be useless.

1 Peter 3:4

No, your beauty should come from within you—the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit that will never be destroyed and is very precious to God.

1 Peter 4:15

Do not suffer for murder, theft, or any other crime, nor because you trouble other people.