1 Thessalonians 4:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;”
1 Thessalonians 4:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Thessalonians 4:11 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Thessalonians 4:11 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Thessalonians 4:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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,”
1 Thessalonians 4:11 — World English Bible
1 Thessalonians 4:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you; ”
1 Thessalonians 4:11 — American Standard Version
1 Thessalonians 4:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,”
1 Thessalonians 4:11 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Thessalonians 4:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your [own] hands, even as we charged you, ”
1 Thessalonians 4:11 — Darby Translation
1 Thessalonians 4:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And that ye studie to be quiet, and to meddle with your owne busines, and to worke with your owne handes, as we commanded you,”
1 Thessalonians 4:11 — Geneva Bible
1 Thessalonians 4:11 in Context — 1 Thessalonians 4
9 But as touching brotherly love ye need not that I write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another.
10 And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
11 And that ye 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 honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.
13 But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
What Does 1 Thessalonians 4:11 Mean?
1 Thessalonians 4:11 is a verse from the Book of 1 Thessalonians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Thessalonians chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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