2 Thessalonians 3:10

King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

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  • Gen 3:19 : 19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  • Prov 21:25 : 25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
  • 1 Thess 4:11 : 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;
  • 1 Thess 3:4 : 4 For verily, when we were with you, we told you before that we should suffer tribulation; even as it came to pass, and ye know.
  • Luke 24:44 : 44 And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
  • John 16:4 : 4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you.
  • Acts 20:18 : 18 And when they were come to him, he said unto them, Ye know, from the first day that I came into Asia, after what manner I have been with you at all seasons,

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