2 Thessalonians 3:8 Parallel Translations

We didn't eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, we worked hard and struggled night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.(GOD'S WORD®)

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:

ASV:

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:

BBE:

And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:

DBY:

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:

ERV:

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

WEY:

nor did we eat any one's bread without paying for it, but we laboured and toiled, working hard night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.

WBS:

Neither did we eat any man's bread for naught; but wrought with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be chargeable to any of you:

WEB:

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;

YLT:

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 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 18:3 and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and they were working, for by trade they were tent-makers.

1 Corinthians 9:4 Do we not have a right to eat and drink?

Ephesians 4:28 He who steals must steal no longer; but rather he must labor, performing with his own hands what is good, so that he will have something to share with one who has need.

1 Thessalonians 2:9 For you recall, brethren, our labor and hardship, how working night and day so as not to be a burden to any of you, we proclaimed to you the gospel of God. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

MHC:

3:6-15 Those who have received the gospel, are to live according to the gospel. Such as could work, and would not, were not to be maintained in idleness. Christianity is not to countenance slothfulness, which would consume what is meant to encourage the industrious, and to support the sick and afflicted. Industry in our callings as men, is a duty required by our calling as Christians. But some expected to be maintained in idleness, and indulged a curious and conceited temper. They meddled with the concerns of others, and did much harm. It is a great error and abuse of religion, to make it a cloak for idleness or any other sin. The servant who waits for the coming of his Lord aright, must be working as his Lord has commanded. If we are idle, the devil and a corrupt heart will soon find us somewhat to do. The mind of man is a busy thing; if it is not employed in doing good, it will be doing evil. It is an excellent, but rare union, to be active in our own business, yet quiet as to other people's. If any refused to labour with quietness, they were to note him with censure, and to separate from his company, yet they were to seek his good by loving admonitions. The Lords is with you while you are with him. Hold on your way, and hold on to the end. We must never give over, or tire in our work. It will be time enough to rest when we come to heaven.

CONC:

Anyone's Bread Burden Chargeable Contrary Cost Eat Eaten Hardship Kept Labor Laboring Labour Laboured Man's Naught Nothing Nought One's Order Paying Toil Toiled Toiling Travail Trouble Worked Working Wrought

Bread Burden Chargeable Contrary Eat Eaten Food Hand Hard Hardship Kept Labor Laboring Naught Night Nought One's Order Paying Toil Toiled Toiling Travail Trouble Without Worked Working Wrought

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