Other translations
American Standard Version
and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And that you would be diligent, peaceable and occupied with your business, working with your hands just as we commanded you,
Darby Bible Translation
and to seek earnestly to be quiet and mind your own affairs, and work with your own hands, even as we charged you,
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And that you use your endeavour to be quiet, and that you do your own business, and work with your own hands, as we commanded you:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
and to aspire to live quietly, and to mind your own affairs, and to work with your hands, as we instructed you,
God's Word
Also, make it your goal to live quietly, do your work, and earn your own living, as we ordered you.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
to seek to lead a quiet life, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you,
International Standard Version
Also, make it your goal to live quietly, to mind your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you,
NET Bible
to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own business, and to work with your hands, as we commanded you.
New American Standard Bible
and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands, just as we commanded you,
New International Version
and to make it your ambition to lead a quiet life: You should mind your own business and work with your hands, just as we told you,
New Living Translation
Make it your goal to live a quiet life, minding your own business and working with your hands, just as we instructed you before.
Webster's Bible Translation
And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
Weymouth New Testament
and to vie with one another in eagerness for peace, every one minding his own business and working with his hands, as we ordered you to do:
The World English Bible
and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you;