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2 Thessalonians 3:11–12

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3:11For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life,15 not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others.163:12Now such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and so provide their own food to eat.17

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Footnotes

  1. 15 Grk “walking in an undisciplined way” (“walking” is a common NT idiom for one’s way of life or conduct).
  2. 16 There is a play on words in the Greek: “working at nothing, but working around,” “not keeping busy but being busybodies.”
  3. 17 Grk “that by working quietly they may eat their own bread.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies. Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies. Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

For we hear that there are some among you who are idle. They are not busy but busybodies. Now we command and exhort such people by the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and provide for themselves.

NLTNew Living Translation

Yet we hear that some of you are living idle lives, refusing to work and meddling in other people’s business. We command such people and urge them in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and work to earn their own living.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For we hear that some among you are living irresponsibly, working at nothing, but being busybodies. Now we command and we exhort such people in the Lord Jesus Christ that, working with quietness, they eat their own bread.

KJV 1900King James Version

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.