12that ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.


In Context

9 But concerning love of the brethren ye have no need that one write unto you: for ye yourselves are taught of God to love one another;

10 for indeed ye do it toward all the brethren which are in all Macedonia. But we exhort you, brethren, that ye abound more and more;

11 and that ye study to be quiet, and to do your own business, and to work with your hands, even as we charged you;

12 that ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.

13 But we would not have you ignorant, brethren, concerning them that fall asleep; that ye sorrow not, even as the rest, which have no hope.

14 For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also that are fallen asleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

1 Thessalonians 4:12 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:12That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without, and [that] ye may have lack of nothing.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

4:12so that your daily life may win the respect of outsiders and so that you will not be dependent on anybody.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

4:12that ye may walk becomingly toward them that are without, and may have need of nothing.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

4:12and that you walk honestly towards them that are without; and that you want nothing of any man's.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:12that ye may walk reputably towards those without, and may have need of no one.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:12That ye may walk honestly towards them that are without, and that ye may have need of nothing.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

4:12that ye may walk becomingly unto those without, and may have lack of nothing.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

4:12that you may walk properly toward those who are outside, and may have need of nothing.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

4:12That you may walk honestly toward them that are without, and that you may have lack of nothing.