And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
KJV
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4 additional translations▾
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4 additional translationsASV
and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
WEB
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
YLT
and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,
DBT
and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your [own] hands, even as we charged you,
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New Testament1 Thessalonians — Paul's earliest letter. Thanksgiving for a young church's faith, and plain teaching on holy living and the return of Christ.
- Author
- Paul, with Silvanus and Timothy (1:1)
- Date
- c. AD 50–51, from Corinth