2 Thessalonians 3:8

The Text-Critical English New Testament

nor did we eat bread from anyone free of charge. On the contrary, with labor and hardship we worked day and night so as not to be a burden to any of you.

Cross References

Matthew 6:11

Give us this day our daily bread.

Acts 18:3

and because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked, for they were tentmakers by trade.

Acts 20:34

You yourselves know that these hands of mine ministered to my own needs and to the needs of those who were with me.

1 Corinthians 4:12

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

1 Corinthians 9:4

Do we not have a right to eat and to drink?

2 Corinthians 11:27

I have endured labor and hardship, many sleepless nights, and hunger and thirst. I have often gone without food and have been cold due to a lack of sufficient clothing.

2 Corinthians 11:9

When I was with you and in need, I did not burden anyone, for the brothers who came from Macedonia supplied what I needed. I kept myself from being a burden to you in any way, and I will continue to do so.

Ephesians 4:28

He who steals must no longer steal; rather he must labor, doing honest work with his hands, so that he may have something to contribute to anyone in need.

1 Thessalonians 2:9

For you remember, brothers, our labor and hardship. Working night and day so as not to be a burden on any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

We urge you to aspire to lead a quiet life, to attend to your own affairs, and to work with your own hands, just as we commanded you,

2 Thessalonians 3:12

Now we command and exhort such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and eat their own bread.