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1 Thessalonians 4:11
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 ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
and to make it your ambition to live quietly and peacefully, and to mind your own affairs and work with your hands, just as we directed you,
To make it your ambition and definitely endeavor to live quietly and peacefully, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we charged you,
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
Aim to live quietly, mind your own business, and earn your own living, just as I told you.
Also, make it your ambition to live quietly, to mind your own business and to earn your living by your own efforts — just as we told you.
Try your best to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work hard, just as we taught you to do.
and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your [own] hands, even as we charged you,
and to be ambitious to be quiet, and to be doing your own things and working with your own hands just 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.
Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Mind your own business, and earn your own living, as we told you before.
Try very much to live at peace with other people. Work hard at your own job. We have already told you that you must do these things.
and to make it your ambition to live a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, just as we instructed you.
and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
·Do all you can […and to aspire] to live a peaceful life. ·Take care of [Attend to; Mind] your own business, and ·do your own work [L work with your hands] as we have already ·told [instructed; commanded] you.
And that ye study to be quiet, and to meddle with your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you.
Also, make it your goal to live quietly, do your work, and earn your own living, as we ordered you.
Make it your aim to live a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to earn your own living, just as we told you before.
to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Take care of your own business. Do your own work. We have already told you to do these things.
Also, make it your goal to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you,
Be busy with your own affairs and do your work yourselves. The result will be a reputation for honesty in the world outside and an honourable independence.
and that ye procure to be quiet and to do your business and to work with your hands, as we commanded you,
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 ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
and to aspire to live a quiet life, and to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
This should be your ambition: to live a quiet life, minding your own business and doing your own work, just as we told you before.
Stay calm; mind your own business; do your own job. You’ve heard all this from us before, but a reminder never hurts. We want you living in a way that will command the respect of outsiders, not lying around sponging off your friends.
Learn to be calm, and to conduct your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
· Make it your aim to lead a quiet life, · to attend to · your own affairs, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you.
Also, make it your goal to live quietly, do your work, and earn your own living, as we ordered you.
and to aspire to live a tranquil life, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your [own] hands, as we instructed you,
and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we instructed you,
and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
Strive to live quietly, to attend to your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you.
Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Take care of your own business, and do your own work as we have already told 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 do everything you can to live a quiet life. You should mind your own business. And work with your hands, just as we told you to.
and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you,
and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: you should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you,
that you also aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
Do your best to live a quiet life. Learn to do your own work well. We told you about this before.
Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.
and to aspire to be quiet and to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we told you,
to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you,
to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you,
to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you,
to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we directed you,
You should make it your ambition to live peacefully, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,
And have as your ambition to lead a quiet life of shalom bayis, and to mind your own business, and to have a parnasah, working with your own hands, according to the mitzvot (commandments) we gave you.
and to earnestly endeavor to be quiet and mind your own business; and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we charged you;
to aspire to live quietly, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we charged you;
and aspire to lead a quiet life, to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, just as we directed you—
and make it your goal to lead a peaceful life, mind your own business, and keep your hands busy in your work, as we have instructed 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;
Please try to live a quiet life. Mind your own business. Work with your hands as we told you to do.
and take keep, that ye be quiet; and that ye do your need [and give work, or busyness, that ye be quiet, and do your need], and that ye work with your [own] hands, as we have commanded to you;
and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,
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