1 Thessalonians 4:11 (GNV)

Passage

And that ye studie to be quiet, and to meddle with your owne busines, and to worke with your owne handes, as we commanded you,

Nearby Context

1 Thessalonians 4:9 But as touching brotherly loue, ye neede not that I write vnto you: for ye are taught of God to loue one another.

1 Thessalonians 4:10 Yea, and that thing verily yee doe vnto all the brethren, which are throughout all Macedonia: but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase more and more,

1 Thessalonians 4:11 And that ye studie to be quiet, and to meddle with your owne busines, and to worke with your owne handes, as we commanded you,

1 Thessalonians 4:12 That yee may behaue your selues honestly towarde them that are without, and that nothing be lacking vnto you.

1 Thessalonians 4:13 I would not, brethren, haue you ignorant concerning them which are a sleepe, that ye sorow not euen as other which haue no hope.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "studie", "quiet", "meddle", "owne", "busines", "worke", and "handes". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "studie" and "quiet", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Yea and that thing verily yee doe..." into verse 12's "That yee may behaue your selues honestly...", so "studie" and "quiet" belong inside that flow. In 1 Thessalonians context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "studie" and "quiet" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.