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2 Thessalonians 3:11-13
International Standard Version
2 Thessalonians 3:11-13
International Standard Version
11 We hear that some of you are living in idleness.[a] You are not busy working[b]—you are busy interfering[c] in other people’s lives! 12 We order and encourage such people by the Lord Jesus, the Messiah,[d] to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. 13 Brothers, do not get tired of doing what is right.
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- 2 Thessalonians 3:11 Or living disorderly lives
- 2 Thessalonians 3:11 Lit. ergazomenous (working)
- 2 Thessalonians 3:11 Lit. periergazomenous (uselessly working)
- 2 Thessalonians 3:12 Or Christ
2 Thessalonians 3:11-13
New International Version
2 Thessalonians 3:11-13
New International Version
11 We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.(A) 12 Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ(B) to settle down and earn the food they eat.(C) 13 And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.(D)
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