2 Thessalonians 3:12
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Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
- King James Bible "Authorized Version", Cambridge Edition
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Other Translations of 2 Thessalonians 3:12
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Now to such we give orders and make request in the Lord Jesus, that, working quietly, they get their living.
- Basic English Bible
Now such we enjoin and exhort in [the] Lord Jesus Christ, that working quietly they eat their own bread.
- Darby Bible
Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
- Webster's Bible
To persons of that sort our injunction--and our command by the authority of the Lord Jesus Christ--is that they are to work quietly and eat their own honestly-earned bread.
- Weymouth Bible
Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
- World English Bible
But we denouncen to hem that ben suche men, and bisechen in the Lord Jhesu Crist, that thei worchen with silence, and ete her owne breed.
- Wycliffe Bible
and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;
- Youngs Literal Bible
View Wesley's Notes for 2 Thessalonians 3:12
3:12 Work quietly - Letting the concerns of other people alone.
View People's Bible Notes for 2 Thessalonians 3:12
2Th 3:12 Now them that are such we command. Such are solemnly commanded in the name of Christ to go to work, to live quiet lives, and to support themselves. The idlers were restless and meddlesome.
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