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1 Thessalonians 4:11

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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 charged you;

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Macedonia was a Roman province in northern Greece, including cities such as Thessalonica, Philippi, and Berea. Paul’s mention of believers throughout Macedonia highlights the Thessalonians’ expanding love, while 4:11 directs that love toward quiet, responsible work and self-sufficient conduct before outsiders.

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1 Thessalonians 4:11 mentions Macedonia.

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