Verse Comparison: 2 Thessalonians 3:8
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;
