1 Thessalonians 4:11

and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

World English Bible

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,

American Standard Version

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

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,

Darby Translation

and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your [own] hands, even as we charged you,

Young's Literal Translation

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

Bible in Basic English

And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

In context

10And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more

12Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.

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