2 Thessalonians 3:8

Warning Against Idleness

6 But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, ^athat you withdraw ^bfrom every brother who walks ^cdisorderly and not according to the tradition which¹ he received from us.

7 For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you;

8 nor did we eat anyone’s bread¹ free of charge, but worked with ^alabor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you,

9 not because we do not have ^aauthority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us.

10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.

11 For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are ^abusybodies.

12 Now those who are such we command and¹ exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ ^athat they work in quietness and eat their own bread.

Verse Comparison: 2 Thessalonians 3:8

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American Standard Version
neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:

Amplified® Bible
Nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and struggle we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden {or} impose on any of you [for our support].

Contemporary English Version
and we didn't accept food from anyone without paying for it. We didn't want to be a burden to any of you, so night and day we worked as hard as we could.

Darby English Version
nor have we eaten bread from any one without cost; but in toil and hardship working night and day not to be chargeable to any one of you:

Good News Bible
We did not accept anyone's support without paying for it. Instead, we worked and toiled; we kept working day and night so as not to be an expense to any of you.

International Standard Version
We did not eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, with toil and labor we worked night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.

King James Version
Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

New American Standard Bible
nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we {kept} working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;

New International Version
nor did we eat anyone's food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

New King James Version
nor did we eat anyone's bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we kept working night and day so that we would not burden any of you;

Young's Literal Translation
nor for nought did we eat bread of any one, but in labour and in travail, night and day working, not to be chargeable to any of you;

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Warning Against Idleness

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