1 Thessalonians 4: Holy Living and the Lord's Coming

Paul urges the Thessalonians to live in holiness and sexual purity, to love one another more and more, and to work quietly. He comforts them about believers who have died, explaining that at the Lord's coming believers who have died will be raised first and all will meet him.

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According to 1 Thessalonians 4:10b-12, what does Paul urge the Thessalonians to pursue, and for what purpose?

To quit working entirely and rely on the generosity of other believers, so that they have more time to spend in prayer and teachingTo live quietly, mind their own affairs, and work with their own hands, so that they behave properly toward outsiders and depend on no oneTo become more publicly vocal and involved in the affairs of others in the city, so that their influence grows among outsidersTo separate completely from all contact with outsiders, so that they are kept pure from the corrupting ways of the pagan city