2 Thessalonians 3:7-9

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⁷For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not irresponsible when we were with you,^(A) ⁸and we did not eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with toil and labor we worked night and day so that we might not burden any of you.^(B) ⁹This was not because we do not have that right but in order to give you an example to imitate.^(C)