2Th 3:12, 1Ti 4:13, 6:2, 2Ti 4:2, Tit 1:9, 2:6, 9, 15, Heb 3:13, 10:25 | ESV | STEP | Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living .

2 Thessalonians 3:12

12 Now such persons we command and encourage in the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living. ^{▼▼Greek to eat their own bread}

1 Timothy 4:13

13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to exhortation, to teaching.

1 Timothy 6:2

2 Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are ^bbrothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved.

False Teachers and True Contentment

^cTeach and urge these things.

2 Timothy 4:2

2 preach the word; be ready in season and out of season; ^dreprove, rebuke, and ^eexhort, with complete patience and teaching.

Titus 1:9

9 He must ^fhold firm to the trustworthy word as taught, so that he may be able to give instruction in ^gsound ^{▼▼Or healthy; also verse 13} doctrine and also to rebuke those who contradict it.

Titus 2:6

6 Likewise, urge ⁱthe younger men to be self-controlled.

Titus 2:9

9 ^jBondservants ^{▼▼Or Slaves (for the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface)} are to be submissive to their own masters ^lin everything; they are to be well-pleasing, not argumentative,

Titus 2:15

15 Declare these things; exhort and ^mrebuke with all authority. ⁿLet no one disregard you.

Hebrews 3:13

13 But ^oexhort one another every day, as long as it is called “today,” that none of you may be hardened by ^pthe deceitfulness of sin.

Hebrews 10:25

25 ^qnot neglecting to meet together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another, and ^rall the more as you see ^sthe Day drawing near.