Parallel Verses

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;

New American Standard Bible

and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,

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, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,

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,

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).

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;

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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

that ye study
φιλοτιμέομαι 
Philotimeomai 
Usage: 3

to be quiet
ἡσυχάζω 
hesuchazo 
Usage: 5

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

to do
πράσσω 
Prasso 
Usage: 35

ἴδιος 
Idios 
Usage: 96

to work
ἐργάζομαι 
Ergazomai 
Usage: 28

with
ἴδιος 
Idios 
Usage: 96

ὑμῶν 
Humon 
your, you, ye, yours, not tr.,
Usage: 371

own
ἴδιος 
Idios 
Usage: 96

χείρ 
Cheir 
hand, not tr
Usage: 149

as
καθώς 
Kathos 
as, even as, according as, when, according to, how, as well as
Usage: 141

παραγγέλλω 
Paraggello 
Usage: 30

Context Readings

Affirmation Of Continuing Love

10 for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, to abound in love still more; 11 and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you; 12 that ye may walk becomingly toward those without, and may have need of nothing.


Cross References

Ephesians 4:28

Let him that stealeth steal no more, but rather let him labor, working with his hands at that which is good, that he may have to give to him that is in need.

1 Peter 4:15

For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or as a busybody in other mens matters;

Luke 12:42-43

And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful, the wise steward, whom his lord will place over his household, to give the portion of food in due season?

1 Peter 3:4

but the hidden man of the heart, in that which is imperishable, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

Mark 13:34

As a man going abroad, having left his house and given authority to his servants, to each one his work, also commanded the porter to watch,

Acts 18:3

and because he was of the same trade, he abode with them, and worked; for they were tentmakers by trade.

Acts 20:35

In all ways I showed you that so laboring ye ought to support the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.

Romans 12:4-8

For as in one body we have many members, and the members have not all the same office,

Romans 12:11

Be not backward in zeal; be fervent in spirit; serving the Lord.

Romans 15:20

but always earnestly desirous to preach it in this manner,not where Christ had been named, that I might not build on anothers foundation,

1 Corinthians 4:12

and labor, working with our own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure it;

2 Corinthians 5:9

Wherefore we also strive that, whether at home or absent, we may be approved by him.

Colossians 3:22-24

Bondservants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh, not with eyeservice, as menpleasers, but in singleness of heart, fearing the Lord.

2 Thessalonians 3:7-12

For ye yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us; for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you,

1 Timothy 2:2

for kings, and all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and tranquil life in all godliness and propriety.

1 Timothy 5:13

and withal they learn to be idle, going about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also, and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

Titus 2:4-10

that they may teach the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

Titus 3:14

And let those also who belong to us learn to practise good works for the necessary wants that arise, that they may not be unfruitful.

1 Peter 4:10-11

According as each one hath received a gift, minister the same to one another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.

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