2 Thessalonians 3:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
2 Thessalonians 3:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Thessalonians 3:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Thessalonians 3:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“neither did we eat bread from anyone’s hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you.”
2 Thessalonians 3:8 — World English Bible
2 Thessalonians 3:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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: ”
2 Thessalonians 3:8 — American Standard Version
2 Thessalonians 3:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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;”
2 Thessalonians 3:8 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Thessalonians 3:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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:”
2 Thessalonians 3:8 — Darby Translation
2 Thessalonians 3:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Neither tooke we bread of any man for nought: but we wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, because we would not be chargeable to any of you.”
2 Thessalonians 3:8 — Geneva Bible
2 Thessalonians 3:8 in Context — 2 Thessalonians 3
6 Now we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye withdraw yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition which he received of us.
7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
8 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:
9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
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What Does 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Mean?
2 Thessalonians 3:8 is a verse from the Book of 2 Thessalonians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 Thessalonians chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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