New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Thessalonians 3:7-13

7For you yourselvesαὐτοὶautoiG846knowG3609howπῶςpōsG4459you oughtδεῖdeiG1163tofollowG3401our exampleG3401,becauseὅτιhotiG3754we did not actG812in an undisciplinedG812mannerG812amongἐνenG1722you,

8norοὐδὲoudeG3761did weeatG2068anyone’sπαρά τινος,para tinosG3844 G5100breadἄρτονartonG740withoutG1431payingG1431for it, but withlaborκόπῳkopōG2873and hardshipμόχθῳmochthōG3449we keptworkingἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038nightνυκτὸςnuktosG3571and dayἡμέραςhēmerasG2250soπρὸςprosG4314that we would not be a burdenἐπιβαρῆσαίepibarēsaiG1912to anyτιναtinaG5100of you;

9not becauseὅτιhotiG3754we do not haveἔχομενechomenG2192the rightἐξουσίαν,exousianG1849to this,but in orderἵναinaG2443to offerδῶμενdōmenG1325ourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438as a modelτύπονtuponG5179for you, soεἰςeisG1519that you wouldfollowG3401our exampleG3401.

10For evenκαὶkaiG2532whenὅτεhoteG3753we were with you, we used to giveG3853you thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778orderG3853:ifεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is not willingθέλειtheleiG2309to workἐργάζεσθαιergazesthaiG2038,thenὅτιhotiG3754he is not to eatἐσθιέτω.esthietōG2068,eitherμηδὲmēdeG3366.

11For we hearἈκούομενAkouomenG191that someτιναςtinasG5100amongἐνenG1722you areleadingG4043an undisciplinedἀτάκτως,ataktōsG814lifeG4043,doingG2038noG3367workἐργαζομένουςergazomenousG2038at allG3367,but actingG4020likeG4020busybodiesG4020.

12NowδὲdeG1161suchτοιούτοιςtoioutoisG5108personsG5108we commandπαραγγέλλομενparangellomenG3853andexhortπαρακαλοῦμενparakaloumenG3870in the LordκυρίῳkuriōG2962JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547toworkἐργαζόμενοιergazomenoiG2038in quietG2271fashionG2271and eatἐσθίωσιν.esthiōsinG2068their ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438breadἄρτονartonG740.

13But as for you,brethrenἀδελφοί,adelphoiG80,do not growG1457wearyG1457of doingG2569goodG2569.

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