1 Thessalonians 4:11-13

Contemporary English Version

¹¹ Try your best to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work hard, just as we taught you to do. ^12 (A) Then you will be respected by people who are not followers of the Lord, and you won't have to depend on anyone.

The Lord's Coming

¹³ My friends, we want you to understand how it will be for those followers who have already died. Then you won't grieve over them and be like people who don't have any hope.