1 THESSALONIANS 4:11 — KING JAMES VERSION 0
“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;”
And to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you — the commendation of quiet living (hēsuchia) and manual labor reflects a counter-cultural virtue; ambition is tempered by humility. 'Mind your own affairs' (ta idia) suggests focusing on one's own spiritual household rather than meddling. Work dignifies the believer.
Church Fathers on 1 Thessalonians 4:11
He shows of how many evils idleness is the cause, and of how many benefits industry. And this he makes manifest from things which happen among us, as he often does, and that wisely. For by these things the majority are led on more than by spiritual things. For it is a mark of love to our neighbors not to receive from them, but to impart to them. And observe. Being about to exhort and admonish, he places in the middle their good conduct, both that they may recover even from…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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