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2 Thessalonians 3:7

WorkFollowing Jesus

5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.

6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.

For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,

8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

9 Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.

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BSB
For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
KJV
For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
WEB
For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,
ASV
For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
DARBY
For ye know yourselves how ye ought to imitate us, because we have not walked disorderly among you;
BLB
For you⁺ yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us, because we were not unruly among you⁺,
ÅB
Dere vet jo selv hvordan dere bør etterfølge oss; for vi levde ikke utilbørlig iblant dere,
OTB
For dere vet selv hvordan dere bør følge vårt eksempel, fordi vi ikke oppførte oss udisiplinert blant dere,
B1930
I vet jo selv hvorledes I bør efterfølge oss; for vi levde ikke utilbørlig iblandt eder,

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