2 Thessalonians 3:9
“Not because we haue not power, but to make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.”
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2 Thessalonians 3:9 Context
7For your selues know how yee ought to follow vs: for wee behaued not our selues disorderly among you, 8Neither did wee eate any mans bread for nought: but wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, that wee might not bee chargeable to any of you. 9Not because we haue not power, but to make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs. 10For euen when wee were with you, this wee commanded you, that if any would not worke, neither should he eate. 11For we heare that there are some which walke among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busi-bodies.
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Other Translations for 2 Thessalonians 3:9
Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
- King James Version
not because we do not have the right {to this,} but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves and ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.
- American Standard Version (1901)
Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.
- Basic English Bible
not that we have not the right, but that we might give ourselves as an example to you, in order to your imitating us.
- Darby Bible
Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves a pattern to you to follow us.
- Webster's Bible
This was not because we had not a claim upon you, but it arose from a desire to set you an example--for you to imitate us.
- Weymouth Bible
not because we don't have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.
- World English Bible
Not as we hadden not power, but that we schulden yyue vs silf ensaumple to you to sue vs.
- Wycliffe Bible
not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;
- Youngs Literal Bible
People's Bible Notes for 2 Thessalonians 3:9
2Th 3:9 Not because we have not power. A right to support at your hands, But to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us. But because we wished to set you an example of industry.