Parallel Verses
Williams New Testament
But we are informed that some among you are living as shirkers, mere busybodies, instead of busy at work.
New American Standard Bible
For we hear that some among you are
King James Version
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
Holman Bible
For we hear that there are some among you who walk irresponsibly, not working at all, but interfering with the work of others.
International Standard Version
We hear that some of you are living in idleness. You are not busy working you are busy interfering in other people's lives!
A Conservative Version
For we hear of some who walk among you disorderly, not working at all, but being busybodies.
American Standard Version
For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.
Amplified
Indeed, we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined and inappropriate life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies [meddling in other people’s business].
An Understandable Version
For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, refusing to work, but [instead] are just being busybodies.
Anderson New Testament
For we hear that some walk about among you in a disorderly manner, doing no work, but being busybodies.
Bible in Basic English
For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others.
Common New Testament
For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, not doing any work at all, but acting like busybodies.
Daniel Mace New Testament
now being inform'd, that there are among you people of an irregular conduct, who neglect their own business, and busy themselves with the affairs of others:
Darby Translation
For we hear that there are some walking among you disorderly, not working at all, but busybodies.
Godbey New Testament
For we hear that there are certain ones walking about among you disorderly, doing nothing, but they are busybodies:
Goodspeed New Testament
For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work.
John Wesley New Testament
For we hear there are some among you who walk disorderly, doing nothing, but being busy-bodies.
Julia Smith Translation
For we hear some walking disorderly among you, working nothing, but occupied unprofitably.
King James 2000
For we hear that there are some who walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For we hear [that] some among you are living irresponsibly, working [at] nothing, but being busybodies.
Modern King James verseion
For we hear that there are some who walk disorderly among you, not working at all, but being busybodies.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
We have heard say, no doubt, that there are some which walk among you inordinately, and work not at all, but are busybodies.
Moffatt New Testament
But we are informed that some of your number are loafing, busybodies instead of busy.
Montgomery New Testament
But I hear that there are those of your number who are leading idle and disorderly lives, who are not busy, but mere busybodies.
NET Bible
For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others.
New Heart English Bible
For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who do not work at all, but are busybodies.
Noyes New Testament
For we hear of some who walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
Sawyer New Testament
For we hear that some go about among you in a disorderly manner, not working, but being above work;
The Emphasized Bible
We hear, in fact, of some who are walking among you in a disorderly way, at nothing, working, yet too busily working!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For we hear that there are some among you who walk disorderly, doing no work, but being busy-bodies.
Twentieth Century New Testament
We hear that there are among you people who are living ill- ordered lives, and who, instead of attending to their own business, are mere busy-bodies.
Webster
For we hear that there are some who walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busy-bodies.
Weymouth New Testament
For we hear that there are some of you who live disorderly lives and are mere idle busybodies.
World English Bible
For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don't work at all, but are busybodies.
Worrell New Testament
For we hear of some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, who work not at all, but are busybodies.
Worsley New Testament
For we hear that there are some among you that walk disorderly, doing no work themselves, but very busy in the affairs of others.
Youngs Literal Translation
for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working,
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Thessalonians 3:11
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Warning Against Lazy, Irresponsible Behavior
10 For when I was with you, I gave you this direction, "If a person refuses to work, he must not be allowed to eat." 11 But we are informed that some among you are living as shirkers, mere busybodies, instead of busy at work. 12 Now on the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ we charge and exhort such persons to do their own work with quiet and eat their own bread.
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1 Timothy 5:13
Besides, as they get the habit of gadding about from house to house, they learn to be idle, and not only idle but gossips and busybodies, talking of things they ought not to mention.
1 Peter 4:15
For not one of you should suffer as a murderer or as a thief or any sort of criminal, or as a meddler in other people's business,
1 Thessalonians 4:11
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,
2 Thessalonians 3:6
Now we charge you, brothers, on the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ, to hold yourselves aloof from any brother who is living as a shirker instead of following the teachings you received from us.