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1 Thessalonians 4:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Canne, Browne, Blayney, Scott, and others · Public Domain

that: Proverbs 17:1; Ecclesiastes 4:6; Lamentations 3:26; 2 Thessalonians 3:12; 1 Timothy 2:2; 1 Peter 3:4

study: Romans 15:20; 2 Corinthians 5:9 *Gr.

and to do: Mark 13:34; Luke 12:42-43; Romans 12:4-8; Colossians 3:22-24; 2 Thessalonians 3:11; 1 Timothy 5:13; Titus 2:4-10; 1 Peter 4:10-11, 1 Peter 4:15

to work: Acts 20:35; Romans 12:11; 1 Corinthians 4:12; Ephesians 4:28; 2 Thessalonians 3:7-12; Titus 3:14 *marg.

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