Berean Standard Bible
“and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.”
Paul is encouraging the Thessalonians to please God in their daily lives, urging holiness and love for fellow believers. Some in the church may have stopped working, perhaps because of excitement about Christ's return.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.
World English Bible (WEB)
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;
King James Version (KJV)
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
American Standard Version (ASV)
and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y que procuréis tener quietud, y hacer vuestros negocios, y obréis de vuestras manos de la manera que os hemos mandado;
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
a que traten de vivir en paz con todos; a que se ocupen de sus propios asuntos y trabajen con sus propias manos, como se lo hemos ordenado desde antes.
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