2 Thessalonians 3:8-10
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8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. We worked night and day, with labor and struggle, so as not to place a burden on any of you. 9 It wasn’t that we don’t have the right; it was so that we could give you an example, for you to copy us. 10 And, indeed, when we were with you, we gave you this command: those who won’t work shouldn’t eat!
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2 Thessalonians 3:8-10
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8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked(A) night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you. 9 We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help,(B) but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.(C) 10 For even when we were with you,(D) we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work(E) shall not eat.”
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