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2Th 3:12 — Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

we		See on 2Th 3:6.
that with		Gen 49:14,15; Pro 17:1; Ecc 4:6; Eph 4:28; 1Th 4:11; 1Ti 2:2
eat		2Th 3:8; Luk 11:3

Correlating Passages

2Th 3:6

Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.

that with

	Gen 49:14	Issachar [is] a strong ass couching down between two burdens:
	Gen 49:15	And he saw that rest [was] good, and the land that [it was] pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
	Pro 17:1	Better [is] a dry morsel, and quietness therewith, than an house full of sacrifices [with] strife.
	Ecc 4:6	Better [is] an handful [with] quietness, than both the hands full [with] travail and vexation of spirit.
	Eph 4:28	Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with [his] hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.
	1Th 4:11	And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
	1Ti 2:2	For kings, and [for] all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

eat

	2Th 3:8	Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:
	Luk 11:3	Give us day by day our daily bread.

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Scott, Thomas. "2 Thessalonians 3:12," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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