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2 Thessalonians 3:8

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8nor did we aeat 1anyone’s bread 2without paying for it, but with blabor and hardship we kept cworking night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit from anyone
  2. 2Lit freely

Cross references

  1. a1 Cor 9:4
  2. b1 Thess 2:9
  3. cActs 18:3; Eph 4:28

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

we did not eat anyone’s food free of charge; instead, we labored and toiled, working night and day, so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

NLTNew Living Translation

We never accepted food from anyone without paying for it. We worked hard day and night so we would not be a burden to any of you.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

nor did we eat bread from anyone without paying, but with toil and labor, we were working night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you,

KJV 1900King 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: