1 Thessalonians 4:10

8 Anyone, then, who rejects this command does not reject man but God, the very One who gives you His Holy Spirit.

9 Now about brotherly love, you do not need anyone to write to you, because you yourselves have been taught by God to love one another.

And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more

11 and to aspire to live quietly, to attend to your own matters, and to work with your own hands, as we instructed you.

12 Then you will behave properly toward outsiders, without being dependent on anyone.

Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
And you are indeed showing this love to all the brothers throughout Macedonia. But we urge you, brothers, to excel more and more
KJV
And indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more;
WEB
for indeed you do it toward all the brothers who are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brothers, that you abound more and more;
ASV
for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren that are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more;
DARBY
For also ye do this towards all the brethren in the whole of Macedonia; but we exhort you, brethren, to abound still more,
BLB
For also you⁺ are doing this to all the brothers, the ones in all Macedonia. But we exhort you⁺, brothers, to abound more,
ÅB
Dere gjør det jo også mot alle brødrene i hele Makedonia. Dog formaner vi dere, brødre, at dere må ha enda mer fremgang i dette,
OTB
for dere viser virkelig denne kjærligheten til alle brødrene og søstrene i hele Makedonia. Likevel oppmuntrer vi dere, brødre og søstre, til å utmerke dere enda mer,
B1930
I gjør det jo også mot alle brødrene i hele Makedonia. Dog formaner vi eder, brødre, at I enn mere gjør fremgang deri,

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