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1 Thessalonians 4:11 - Compare All Versions

1 Thessalonians 4:11-12 MSG (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 KJV (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 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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 NCV (New Century Version)

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.

1 Thessalonians 4:11 ASV (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 NIV (New International Version)

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

1 Thessalonians 4:11 NKJV (New King James Version)

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

1 Thessalonians 4:11 AMP (Amplified Bible)

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

1 Thessalonians 4:11 NLT (New Living Translation)

Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.

1 Thessalonians 4:11 TPT (The Passion Translation)

Aspire to lead a calm and peaceful life as you mind your own business and earn your living, just as we’ve taught you.

1 Thessalonians 4:11 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)

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