1 Thessalonians 4:11

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;

Translations

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - Amplified Bible

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,

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - American Standard Version

and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - Bible in Basic English

And that you may take pride in being quiet and doing your business, working with your hands as we gave you orders;

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - Darby Bible

and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your [own] hands, even as we charged you,

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - English Standard Version

and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - King James Version

And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - La Biblia de las Americas

y a que tengáis por vuestra ambiciòn el llevar una vida tranquila, y os ocupéis en vuestros propios asuntos y trabajéis con vuestras manos, tal como os hemos mandado;

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - The Message

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.

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - New American Standard Bible

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,

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

y a que tengan por su ambiciòn el llevar una vida tranquila, y se ocupen en sus propios asuntos y trabajen con sus manos, tal como les hemos mandado;

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - World English Bible

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 charged you;

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - Young's Living Translation

and to study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we did command you,

1 Thessalonians 4:11 - Additional Comments

1 Tim 5:13 And besides they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house, and not only idle but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
"Mind your own business" - compare being a busybody or gossip to being truly concerned about your brothers and sisters in Christ. God does call us to reprove, and tells us how to go about it.
2 Thess 3:14-15 "And if anyone does not obey our word in this epistle, ... admonish him as a brother."
Why work? It is commanded (vs 11), but also it pleases God (Col 3:23-24) and so we can help others in need (Eph 4:28).
Some made excuses not to work, looking for the second coming of Christ.
Apparently these things continued to be a problem, for Paul addresses them again (2 Thess 3:10-13).

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