2 Thessalonians 3:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁸ we did not eat  anyone’s food free of charge;  instead, we laboured  and toiled,  working  night and day, so that we would not be a burden  to any of you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ Nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with toil and struggle we worked night and day, that we might not be a burden or impose on any of you [for our support].

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ 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:

Common English Bible

⁸ We didn’t eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, we worked night and day with effort and hard work so that we would not impose on you.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ Nor did we eat bread from anyone for free, but rather, we worked night and day, in hardship and weariness, so as not to be burdensome to you.

2 Thessalonians 3:8 Cross References

2 Kings 6:2

Please let us go to the Jordan where we can each get a log and can build ourselves a place to live there.’ ‘Go,’ he said.

Nehemiah 5:18

Each  day, one ox, six choice sheep, and some fowl were prepared for me. An abundance of all kinds of wine was provided every ten days.  But I didn’t demand the food allotted to the governor, because the burden on the people was so heavy.

Proverbs 31:27

She watches over the activities of her household and is never idle.

Matthew 6:11

Give us today our daily bread.

Acts 18:3

and since they were of the same occupation, tentmakers by trade,  he stayed with them and worked.

Acts 20:34

You yourselves know that I worked with my own hands to support myself and those who are with me.

1 Corinthians 4:12

we labour, working  with our own hands.  When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

1 Corinthians 9:4

Don’t we have the right to eat and drink?

2 Corinthians 11:27

toil and hardship, many sleepless nights, hunger and thirst, often without food, cold, and without clothing.

2 Corinthians 11:9

When I was present with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, since the brothers who came from Macedonia  supplied my needs.  I have kept myself, and will keep myself, from burdening you in any way.

Ephesians 4:28

Let the thief no longer steal. Instead, he is to do honest work with his own hands, so that he has something to share  with anyone in need.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember our labour and hardship, brothers and sisters. Working  night and day so that we would not burden any of you, we preached God’s gospel to you.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

to seek to lead a quiet life,  to mind your own business,  and to work  with your own hands, as we commanded you,

2 Thessalonians 3:12

Now we command and exhort such people by the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and provide for themselves.