2 Thessalonians 3:10

For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.

Genesis 3:19

By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

1 Thessalonians 3:4

For when we were with you, we kept telling you beforehand that we were to suffer affliction, just as it has come to pass, and just as you know.

Proverbs 24:30-34

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,

Luke 24:44

Then he said to them, "These are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled."

John 16:4

But I have said these things to you, that when their hour comes you may remember that I told them to you. "I did not say these things to you from the beginning, because I was with you.

Acts 20:18

And when they came to him, he said to them: "You yourselves know how I lived among you the whole time from the first day that I set foot in Asia,

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Bible References

That

Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your face you shall eat bread, till you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
Proverbs 24:30
I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
1 Thessalonians 4:11
and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

General references

Exodus 5:17
But he said, "You are idle, you are idle; that is why you say, 'Let us go and sacrifice to the LORD.'
Psalm 104:23
Man goes out to his work and to his labor until the evening.
1 Thessalonians 4:2
For you know what instructions we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

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