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2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised
10 For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: Anyone unwilling to work should not eat. 11 For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work. 12 Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.
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2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
New International Version
2 Thessalonians 3:10-12
New International Version
10 For even when we were with you,(A) we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work(B) shall not eat.”
11 We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.(C) 12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ(D) to settle down and earn the food they eat.(E)
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