1 Thessalonians 4:11
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;”
φιλοτιμέομαι
Eager ambition, love of honor. Philotimeomai. Paul used this word to describe striving to please God and to preach where Christ was not yet known. Let holy ambition drive you, not vanity.
ἡσυχάζω
to live quietly
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ἡσυχάζω
To be still, rest, refrain from speech. Hēsycházō. The soul that has learned to be quiet has learned something rare. Stillness is not absence; it is trust made visible.
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πράσσω
to attend to
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πράσσω
to "practise", i.e. perform repeatedly or habitually (thus differing from G4160 (ποιέω), which properly refers to a single act); by implication, to execute, accomplish, etc.; specially, to collect (dues), fare (personally)
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ἴδιος
own
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ἴδιος
One's own, private, personal. Idios. What belongs to you alone, your particular life and calling. Steward it faithfully.
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ἐργάζομαι
to work with
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ἐργάζομαι
To work, to labour. Whatever you do work heartily as for the Lord and not for men. God sees every task you do in His name.
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χείρ
hands
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χείρ
Hand. Cheir. Into Your hands I commit my spirit. The hands that made the universe were the hands that were nailed to the cross. He gave everything including His hands.
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καθώς
even as
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καθώς
Just as, in the same way, inasmuch as. Kathōs. God loves, forgives, and gives — and calls us to do likewise. How He acts becomes the pattern for how we act. Live up to the standard.
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παραγγέλλω
we commanded;
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παραγγέλλω
Command, charge, pass along an order. Parangellō. Paul uses this word to describe the authoritative instructions passed through the church. What God commands is not suggestion. Obey and pass it on.
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