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1 Thessalonians 4:10-12
New Catholic Bible
1 Thessalonians 4:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 And indeed you have shown your love to all the brethren throughout Macedonia. However, we urge you, brethren, to make even greater progress in this regard.
11 Strive to live quietly, to attend to your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you.[a] 12 In this way, you will earn the respect of outsiders and not have to be dependent on anyone.
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- 1 Thessalonians 4:11 The early Church strongly believed in the need of Christians to earn their living. However, some of the converts—possibly as a result of their belief in Christ’s imminent return (see 2 Thes 3:11)—were not working and so were letting others support them.
