2 Thessalonians 3:10
2 Thessalonians · New Testament · Chapter 3
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”2 Thessalonians 3:10
What Does 2 Thessalonians 3:10 Mean?
2 Thessalonians 3:10 is found in the book of 2 Thessalonians, chapter 3, verse 10 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 2 Thessalonians 3:10 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 3:19“In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.”Proverbs 13:4“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”1 Thessalonians 4:11“And that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;”Proverbs 20:4“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.”2 Thessalonians 3:6“Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.”Proverbs 21:25“The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.”Proverbs 24:30“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”Proverbs 14:23“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”Proverbs 20:13“Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.”Proverbs 19:15“Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.”Proverbs 31:13“She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.”Matthew 11:1“And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.”Genesis 47:3“And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy servants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers.”Genesis 47:22“Only the land of the priests bought he not; for the priests had a portion assigned them of Pharaoh, and did eat their portion which Pharaoh gave them: wherefore they sold not their lands.”Exodus 5:17“But he said, Ye are idle, ye are idle: therefore ye say, Let us go and do sacrifice to the LORD.”Judges 19:16“And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which was also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place were Benjamites.”1 Thessalonians 4:1“Furthermore then we beseech you, brethren, and exhort you by the Lord Jesus, that as ye have received of us how ye ought to walk and to please God, so ye would abound more and more.”1 Thessalonians 4:2“For ye know what commandments we gave you by the Lord Jesus.”2 Thessalonians 2:5“Remember ye not, that, when I was yet with you, I told you these things?”Proverbs 13:25“The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.”
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