2 Thessalonians 3:10

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

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  • Gen 3:19 : 19 by the sweat of thy face thou dost eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it hast thou been taken, for dust thou `art', and unto dust thou turnest back.'
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
  • Prov 21:25 : 25 The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. 31 And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down. 32 And I see -- I -- I do set my heart, I have seen -- I have received instruction, 33 A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down. 34 And thy poverty hath come `as' a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!
  • 1 Thess 4:11 : 11 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 Thess 3:4 : 4 for even when we were with you, we said to you beforehand, that we are about to suffer tribulation, as also it did come to pass, and ye have known `it';
  • Luke 24:44 : 44 and he said to them, `These `are' the words that I spake unto you, being yet with you, that it behoveth to be fulfilled all the things that are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, about me.'
  • John 16:4 : 4 `But these things I have spoken to you, that when the hour may come, ye may remember them, that I said `them' to you, and these things to you from the beginning I did not say, because I was with you;
  • Acts 20:18 : 18 and when they were come unto him, he said to them, `Ye -- ye know from the first day in which I came to Asia, how, with you at all times I was;

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    11for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working,

    12and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;

    13and ye, brethren, may ye not be weary doing well,

    14and if any one do not obey our word through the letter, this one note ye, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed,

  • 2 Thess 3:6-9
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    6And we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to withdraw yourselves from every brother disorderly walking, and not after the deliverance that ye received from us,

    7for yourselves have known how it behoveth `you' to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;

    8nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;

    9not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;

  • 1 Thess 4:11-12
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    11and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

    12that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.

  • 1 Cor 9:6-7
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    6or only I and Barnabas, have we not authority -- not to work?

    7who doth serve as a soldier at his own charges at any time? who doth plant a vineyard, and of its fruit doth not eat? or who doth feed a flock, and of the milk of the flock doth not eat?

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    10nor scrip for the way, nor two coats, nor sandals, nor staff -- for the workman is worthy of his nourishment.

  • 1 Thess 2:9
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    9for ye remember, brethren, our labour and travail, for, night and day working not to be a burden upon any of you, we did preach to you the good news of God;

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    28whoso is stealing let him no more steal, but rather let him labour, working the thing that is good with the hands, that he may have to impart to him having need.

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    7`And in that house remain, eating and drinking the things they have, for worthy `is' the workman of his hire; go not from house to house,

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    14and let them learn -- ours also -- to be leading in good works to the necessary uses, that they may not be unfruitful.

  • 1 Tim 5:8
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    8and if any one for his own -- and especially for those of the household -- doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

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    11unto the present hour we both hunger, and thirst, and are naked, and are buffeted, and wander about,

    12and labour, working with `our' own hands; being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we suffer;

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    13for not that for others release, and ye pressured, `do I speak,'

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    34and if any one is hungry, at home let him eat, that to judgment ye may not come together; and the rest, whenever I may come, I shall arrange.

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    14so also did the Lord direct to those proclaiming the good news: of the good news to live.

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    4have we not authority to eat and to drink?

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    15and if a brother or sister may be naked, and may be destitute of the daily food,

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    8But victuals do not commend us to God, for neither if we may eat are we in advance; nor if we may not eat, are we behind;

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    11and now, I did write to you not to keep company with `him', if any one, being named a brother, may be a whoremonger, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner -- with such a one not even to eat together;

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    6nor seeking of men glory, neither from you nor from others, being able to be burdensome, as Christ's apostles.

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    6so, then, we may not sleep as also the others, but watch and be sober,

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    9six days thou dost labour, and hast done all thy work,