2 Thessalonians 3:12

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

Now such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and so provide their own food to eat.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Thess 4:11 : 11 to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you.
  • Eph 4:28 : 28 The one who steals must steal no longer; instead he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with the one who has need.
  • 2 Thess 3:8 : 8 and we did not eat anyone’s food without paying. Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked night and day in order not to burden any of you.
  • 1 Tim 2:2 : 2 even for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a peaceful and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
  • 1 Thess 4:1 : 1 A Life Pleasing to God Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God(as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.
  • Gen 49:14-15 : 14 Issachar is a strong-boned donkey lying down between two saddlebags. 15 When he sees a good resting place, and the pleasant land, he will bend his shoulder to the burden and become a slave laborer.
  • Prov 17:1 : 1 Better is a dry crust of bread where there is quietness than a house full of feasting with strife.
  • Eccl 4:6 : 6 Better is one handful with some rest than two hands full of toil and chasing the wind.
  • Luke 11:3 : 3 Give us each day our daily bread,

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  • 2 Thess 3:4-11
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    4And we are confident about you in the Lord that you are both doing– and will do– what we are commanding.

    5Now may the Lord direct your hearts toward the love of God and the endurance of Christ.

    6Response to the Undisciplined But we command you, brothers and sisters, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who lives an undisciplined life and not according to the tradition they received from us.

    7For you know yourselves how you must imitate us, because we did not behave without discipline among you,

    8and we did not eat anyone’s food without paying. Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked night and day in order not to burden any of you.

    9It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

    10For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command:“If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”

    11For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others.

  • 1 Thess 4:11-12
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    11to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you.

    12In this way you will live a decent life before outsiders and not be in need.

  • 2 Thess 3:13-15
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    13But you, brothers and sisters, do not grow weary in doing what is right.

    14But if anyone does not obey our message through this letter, take note of him and do not associate closely with him, so that he may be ashamed.

    15Yet do not regard him as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother.

  • 1 Thess 5:12-14
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    12Final Instructions Now we ask you, brothers and sisters, to acknowledge those who labor among you and preside over you in the Lord and admonish you,

    13and to esteem them most highly in love because of their work. Be at peace among yourselves.

    14And we urge you, brothers and sisters, admonish the undisciplined, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient toward all.

  • 1 Cor 9:6-7
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    6Or do only Barnabas and I lack the right not to work?

    7Who ever serves in the army at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat its fruit? Who tends a flock and does not consume its milk?

  • 1 Cor 16:16
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    16also to submit to people like this, and to everyone who cooperates in the work and labors hard.

  • Luke 10:7
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    7Stay in that same house, eating and drinking what they give you, for the worker deserves his pay. Do not move around from house to house.

  • 1 Cor 4:12
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    12We do hard work, toiling with our own hands. When we are verbally abused, we respond with a blessing, when persecuted, we endure,

  • 1 Cor 11:33-34
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    33So then, my brothers and sisters, when you come together to eat, wait for one another.

    34If anyone is hungry, let him eat at home, so that when you assemble it does not lead to judgment. I will give directions about other matters when I come.

  • Titus 3:14
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    14Here is another way that our people can learn to engage in good works to meet pressing needs and so not be unfruitful.

  • Rom 14:19
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    19So then, let us pursue what makes for peace and for building up one another.

  • 1 Cor 9:4
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    4Do we not have the right to financial support?

  • 1 Cor 9:14
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    14In the same way the Lord commanded those who proclaim the gospel to receive their living by the gospel.

  • 1 Tim 5:13
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    13And besides that, going around from house to house they learn to be lazy, and they are not only lazy, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things they should not.

  • 2 Tim 2:14
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    14Dealing with False Teachers Remind people of these things and solemnly charge them before the Lord not to wrangle over words. This is of no benefit; it just brings ruin on those who listen.

  • 1 Tim 5:18
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    18For the scripture says,“Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and,“The worker deserves his pay.”

  • 2 Thess 2:17
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    17encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good thing you do or say.

  • Phil 3:17
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    17Be imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and watch carefully those who are living this way, just as you have us as an example.

  • Rom 15:1
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    1Exhortation for the Strong to Help the Weak But we who are strong ought to bear with the failings of the weak, and not just please ourselves.

  • 1 Thess 4:1-2
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    1A Life Pleasing to God Finally then, brothers and sisters, we ask you and urge you in the Lord Jesus, that as you received instruction from us about how you must live and please God(as you are in fact living) that you do so more and more.

    2For you know what commands we gave you through the Lord Jesus.

  • 1 Thess 2:9
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    9For you recall, brothers and sisters, our toil and drudgery: By working night and day so as not to impose a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

  • Eph 4:28
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    28The one who steals must steal no longer; instead he must labor, doing good with his own hands, so that he will have something to share with the one who has need.

  • 1 Pet 4:15
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    15But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker.

  • Acts 20:34
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    34You yourselves know that these hands of mine provided for my needs and the needs of those who were with me.

  • Rom 16:18
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    18For these are the kind who do not serve our Lord Christ, but their own appetites. By their smooth talk and flattery they deceive the minds of the naive.

  • Mark 6:36
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    36Send them away so that they can go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy something for themselves to eat.”

  • Gal 5:10
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    10I am confident in the Lord that you will accept no other view. But the one who is confusing you will pay the penalty, whoever he may be.

  • 1 Tim 6:8
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    8But if we have food and shelter, we will be satisfied with that.

  • 2 Cor 8:13
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    13For I do not say this so there would be relief for others and suffering for you, but as a matter of equality.

  • 1 Thess 2:6
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    6nor to seek glory from people, either from you or from others,

  • 2 Thess 2:1
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    1The Day of the Lord Now regarding the arrival of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered to be with him, we ask you, brothers and sisters,

  • 1 Tim 6:3
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    3If someone spreads false teachings and does not agree with sound words(that is, those of our Lord Jesus Christ) and with the teaching that accords with godliness,

  • Matt 10:10
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    10no bag for the journey, or an extra tunic, or sandals or staff, for the worker deserves his provisions.

  • Acts 15:24
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    24Since we have heard that some have gone out from among us with no orders from us and have confused you, upsetting your minds by what they said,

  • 1 Cor 9:12
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    12If others receive this right from you, are we not more deserving?But we have not made use of this right. Instead we endure everything so that we may not be a hindrance to the gospel of Christ.