1 Thessalonians 4:11 Cross References - MLV

¹¹ and that you make it your aim to be living quiet lives and to do your own things, and to work with your own hands (just-as we commanded you),

¹ Better is a dry morsel and quietness with it, than a house full of feasting with strife.

⁶ Better is a handful, with quietness, than two handfuls with labor and striving after wind.

²⁶ It is good that a man should hope and quietly wait for the salvation of Jehovah.

³⁴ It is like a man, going-abroad, having left his house and given authority to his bondservants, and his work to each one, and he commanded the doorkeeper in order that he should watch.

⁴² But the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will be designating over his bondservants, to give them their food-allowance in season? ⁴³ That fortunate bondservant, whom his lord will find so doing when he has come.

³ also because he was of the same craft. He was remaining and working beside them, for they were tent makers, by the craft.

³⁵ I showed to you an example in all things, that so laboring, it is essential to help the weak and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more fortunate to give than to receive.

⁴ For just-as we have many members in one body, and all the members do not have the same function; ⁵ so we, the many, are one body in Christ, and every one members of one another. ⁶ Now having assorted gifts according to the grace which was given to us; if prophecy, then prophesy according to the analogy of the faith; ⁷ if service, in the service; if he who is teaching, in the teaching; ⁸ if he who is encouraging, in the encouragement; he who is giving, in liberality; he who is governing, do in diligence; he who is showing-mercy to others, do with joyfulness.

¹¹ not lazy in your diligence being zealous in your spirit; serving the Lord;

²⁰ And so, I am making it my aim to proclaim the good-news, not where Christ was already named, in order that I might not build upon another’s foundation;

¹² and we are laboring, working with our own hands. Being reviled, we are speaking well of them; being persecuted, we are tolerating it;

⁹ Hence we also make it our aim to be well pleasing to him, whether at home, or away from home.

²⁸ Let the one who steals, steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working at what is the good thing with his hands, in order that he may have something to give to the one who has need.

²² The bondservants: be obedient according to all things, those who are your lords according to the flesh; not in eye-services, like men-pleasers, but in clarity of heart, fearing God.
²³ And everything, anything whatever you do, work from your soul, as you would to the Lord and not as to men; ²⁴ knowing that you will be receiving from the Lord the payment of the inheritance; for you are serving the Lord Christ.

⁷ For you yourselves know how it is essential for you to imitate us. Because we did not act-disorderly among you; ⁸ nor did we eat bread freely from anyone, but in labor and hardship, working night and day, that we might not burden anyone of you; ⁹ not because we did not have the authority, but in order that we might give ourselves as an example to you, that you might imitate us. ¹⁰ For even when we were with you, we were commanding you this, If anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat. ¹¹ For we hear there are some who are walking disorderly among you, working at nothing, but are busybodies. ¹² Now we are commanding to such and are encouraging through our Lord Jesus Christ, in order that they work with quietness and should eat their own bread.

² on behalf of kings and all who are in superior-stations; in order that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and honesty.

¹³ Now at the same time, they also are learning to be idle, strolling the houses, and not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not to speak.

⁴ in order that they may train the young women to be lovers of their husbands, to love their children, ⁵ and to be sensible, pure, homemakers, and kind, being subject to their own husbands, in order that the word of God may not be blasphemed. ⁶ Likewise encourage the younger-men to be sensible, ⁷ providing yourself as an example of good works concerning all things; in the teaching have integrity, honesty, incorruption, ⁸ sound speech which is not condemnable; in order that the adverse one might be embarrassed, having no evil thing to say concerning us.
⁹ Encourage bondservants to subject themselves to their own masters and be well pleasing to them in all things, not contradicting them; ¹⁰ not pilfering things, but showing all good faith fulness; in order that they may adorn the teaching of God our Savior in all things.

¹⁴ But let our people also learn to establish themselves foremost in good works for the necessary needs, in order that they may not be unfruitful.

⁴ but let it be the hidden human things of the heart, in the incorruptible clothing of a meek and quiet spirit, which is greatly-valued in God’s sight.

¹⁰ just-as each has received a gift, serving it for yourselves, as good stewards of the various favor s of God. ¹¹ If anyone is speaking, speak as the oracles of God; if anyone is serving, serve as from the strength which God is supplying; in order that God may be glorified in all things through Jesus Christ to whom is the glory and the dominion forevermore. Amen.

¹⁵ For let not anyone of you suffer like a murderer, or a thief, or an evildoer, or like a meddler in the affairs of others.