2 Thessalonians 3:7

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^3:7For you know yourselves how you must imitate us, because we did not behave without discipline¹¹ among you,

11 This is the verbal form of the words occurring in vv. 6 and 11, meaning “to act out of line, in an unruly way.”

For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you,

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you,

For you yourselves know how you should imitate us: We were not idle among you;

For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you.

For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us, that we did not behave irresponsibly among you,

For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

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