The Cure for Idleness
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.


The wife of a certain chieftain who had fallen on idle habits, one day lifted the dish cover at dinner, and revealed a pair of spurs; a sign that he must ride and hunt for his next meal.

(H. O. Mackay.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

WEB: For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: "If anyone will not work, neither let him eat."




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