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; "
— 1 Thessalonians 4:11, American Standard 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;”
“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;”
“to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you.”
“And that you use your endeavour to be quiet: and that you do your own business and work with your own hands, as we commanded you: and that you walk honestly towards them that are without: and that you want nothing of any man's.”
“And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;”
“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;”
Therefore he that rejecteth, rejecteth not man, but God, who giveth his Holy Spirit unto you.
But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;
for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more;
and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.
But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, who have no hope.
For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.