2 Thessalonians 3:6-8

New American Standard Bible

⁶Now we command you, brothers and sisters, ^(A)in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you ^[a]^(B)keep away from every brother or sister who ^[b]leads a ^[c]^(C)disorderly life and not one in accordance with ^(D)the tradition which ^[d]you received from us. ⁷For you yourselves know how you ought to ^[e]^(E)follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined way among you, ⁸nor did we ^(F)eat ^[f]anyone’s bread ^[g]without paying for it, but with ^(G)labor and hardship we kept ^(H)working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;

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Footnotes

2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or avoid
2 Thessalonians 3:6 Lit walks disorderly
2 Thessalonians 3:6 Or undisciplined
2 Thessalonians 3:6 One early ms they
2 Thessalonians 3:7 Or imitate us
2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit from anyone
2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit freely

2 Thessalonians 3:6-8

New International Version

Warning Against Idleness

⁶In the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,^(A) we command you, brothers and sisters, to keep away from^(B) every believer who is idle and disruptive^(C) and does not live according to the teaching^[a] you received from us.^(D) ⁷For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example.^(E) We were not idle when we were with you, ⁸nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked^(F) night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.