Verse Comparison: 2 Thessalonians 3:12
American Standard Version
Now them that are such we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
Amplified® Bible
Now we charge and exhort such persons [as ministers in Him exhorting those] in the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah) that they work in quietness and earn their own food {and} other necessities.
Contemporary English Version
So, for the sake of our Lord Jesus Christ, we ask and beg these people to settle down and start working for a living.
Darby English Version
Now such we enjoin and exhort in [the] Lord Jesus Christ, that working quietly they eat their own bread.
Good News Bible
In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ we command these people and warn them to lead orderly lives and work to earn their own living.
International Standard Version
We order and encourage such people by the Lord Jesus Christ to do their work quietly and to earn their own living.
King James Version
Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.
New American Standard Bible
Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread.
New International Version
Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the bread they eat.
New King James Version
Now those who are such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ that they work in quietness and eat their own bread.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now such persons we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ to work in quiet fashion and eat their own bread.
Young's Literal Translation
and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;
