Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
2 Thessalonians 3:12 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Now we command and exhort such people by the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and provide for themselves. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now we charge and exhort such persons [as ministers in Him exhorting those] in the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) that they work in quietness and earn their own food and other necessities. American Standard Version (1901) Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. Common English Bible By the Lord Jesus Christ, we command and encourage such people to work quietly and put their own food on the table. Catholic Public Domain Version Now we charge those who act in this way, and we beg them in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work in silence and eat their own bread. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Now we charge them that are such, and beseech them by the Lord Jesus Christ, that, working with silence, they would eat their own bread. |
Better a dry crust with peace than a house full of feasting with strife.
Better one handful with rest than two handfuls with effort and a pursuit of the wind.
Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share with anyone in need.
Additionally then, brothers and sisters, we ask and encourage you in the Lord Jesus, that as you have received instruction from us on how you should live and please God #– #as you are doing #– #do this even more.
to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
we did not eat anyone’s food free of charge; instead, we laboured and toiled, working night and day, so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.