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And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;

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

That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that ye may have lack of nothing.

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1 Thessalonians 4:11

4:11 study. One should “diligently strive” to be silent and calm except when speaking is necessary, gracious and purposeful (note Colossians 4:6). Christ soberly warns against every “idle word” (Matthew 12:36) and Paul against “foolish talking” (Ephesians 5:4).

1 Thessalonians 4:11

4:11 your own business. “Your own business” (Greek idios) places emphasis on one’s own affairs, not those of others (note I Peter 4:15).

1 Thessalonians 4:11

4:11 your own hands. Paul set the example himself (II Thessalonians 3:8-9). Idlers are out of place in the Christian ministry (note Matthew 20:6).

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