Parallel Verses
Montgomery New Testament
Also, that you endeavor to live quietly and to mind your own business, and to work with your hands (as I charged you).
New American Standard Bible
and to make it your ambition
King James Version
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Holman Bible
to seek to lead a quiet life,
International Standard Version
Also, make it your goal to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you,
A Conservative Version
and to aspire to live quietly, and to do your own things, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,
American Standard Version
and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
Amplified
and to make it your ambition to live quietly and peacefully, and to mind your own affairs and work with your hands, just as we directed you,
An Understandable Version
[We also urge you to] make it your aim to live a quiet life, and to attend to your own business matters, and to work with your hands, as we urged you. [Note: Possibly this exhortation was directed toward the tendency of some people there to neglect ordinary responsibilities in view of an imminent return of Christ].
Anderson New Testament
and that you earnestly endeavor to live quietly, and that you attend to your own business, and work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Bible in Basic English
And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;
Common New Testament
Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business and to work with your hands, just as we told you,
Daniel Mace New Testament
to study your own quiet, to mind your own affairs, and follow some handicraft trade, as we recommended it to you:
Darby Translation
and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your own hands, even as we charged you,
Godbey New Testament
and that you aspire to be quiet, and to prosecute your own employments, and work with your hands, as we proclaimed unto you;
Goodspeed New Testament
in striving to live quietly and mind your own affairs, and work with your hands, as we directed you,
John Wesley New Testament
And that ye study to be quiet and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you;
Julia Smith Translation
And that ye be ambitions to remain quiet, and attend to your own things, and work with your own hands, as we enjoined you;
King James 2000
And that you study to be quiet, and to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Lexham Expanded Bible
and to aspire to live a quiet life, and to attend to {your own business}, and to work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
Modern King James verseion
and that you try earnestly to be quiet and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and that ye study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you:
Moffatt New Testament
also, endeavour to live quietly, attend to your own business, and ??as we charged you ??work with your hands,
NET Bible
to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you.
New Heart English Bible
and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;
Noyes New Testament
and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Sawyer New Testament
and strive to be quiet and pursue your own business, and work with your hands, as we charged you,
The Emphasized Bible
And to be ambitious to be quiet, and to be attending to your own affairs, and to be working with your hands, - even as, unto you, we gave charge -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and that you make it your study to live peaceably, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we have enjoined you;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Make it your ambition to live quietly, and to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we directed you;
Webster
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Weymouth New Testament
and to vie with one another in eagerness for peace, every one minding his own business and working with his hands, as we ordered you to do:
Williams New Testament
also keep up your ambition to live quietly, to practice attending to your own business and to work with your own hands, as we directed you,
World English Bible
and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;
Worrell New Testament
and to make it your aim to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we charged you;
Worsley New Testament
and endeavour to be quiet, and mind your own affairs, and work with your own hands,
Youngs Literal Translation
and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,
Themes
Evil » Appearance of, to be avoided
hands » Operations of, mentioned » Working
Topics
Interlinear
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Idios
Idios
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Thessalonians 4:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Affirmation Of Continuing Love
10 As indeed you do love all the brothers in Macedonia. But I exhort you, brothers, to abound in this yet more. 11 Also, that you endeavor to live quietly and to mind your own business, and to work with your hands (as I charged you). 12 So that your conduct may be seemly toward those that are without, and that you may not need help from any man.
Names
Cross References
Ephesians 4:28
Let him who stole steal no more, but let him work, and in honest industry toil with his hands, so that he may have something to give to the needy.
1 Peter 4:15
But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evil-doer, or as a spy upon other people's business.
Luke 12:42-43
The Lord answered. "Who then is that faithful steward, the wise man whom his Lord will put in charge of the rations in due time?
1 Peter 3:4
but rather that hidden personality of the heart, the imperishable ornament of a quiet and gentle spirit, which in the sight of God is indeed precious.
Mark 13:34
Take heed! Awake! for you never know the time. As a man gone abroad and leaving his house gives authority to his slaves, to each his task; and orders the porter to keep watch;
Acts 18:3
Paul came to them, and because he was of the same trade with them, he lodged with them, and worked with them??or by trade they were tentmakers.
Acts 20:35
"In all things I have set you an example, how that so toiling, you ought to help the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, how he himself said, "It is more blessed to give than to receive."
Romans 12:4-8
For even as we have many members in one body, and not all members have the same function;
Romans 12:11
In your diligence be free from sloth. Be glowing in spirit. Slave for the master.
Romans 15:20
My ambition has been, however, to preach the gospel where Christ's name was not already known, so that I might not build upon another man's foundation.
1 Corinthians 4:12
Homeless men, we toil, working with our own hands.
2 Corinthians 5:9
And for this reason I also make it home with the Lord.
Colossians 3:22-24
Slaves, obey in all things your earthly masters, not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but in singleness of purpose, out of reverence for your Lord.
2 Thessalonians 3:7-12
For you know well how you must imitate me. For I did not lead an idle or disorderly life among you;
1 Timothy 2:2
for kings and all who are in authority, in order that we may lead a tranquil and peaceful life in all godliness an gravity.
1 Timothy 5:13
Moreover, they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and are not only idlers, but gossips also, and busybodies, repeating things they ought not.
Titus 2:4-10
They should train the younger women to love their husbands and children,
Titus 3:14
Let them want nothing, and "let our people learn to devote themselves to honest work to supply the necessities of their teachers," so that they be not unfruitful.
1 Peter 4:10-11
Whatever the gifts which each has received, use them for one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.