Bible verse
nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
2 Thessalonians 3:8 · BSB
The verses around it, from 2 Thessalonians 3.
4 And we have confidence in the Lord that you are doing and will continue to do what we command.
5 May the Lord direct your hearts into God’s love and Christ’s perseverance.
6 Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received from us.
7 For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,
8 nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
9 Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
10 For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
11 Yet we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives and accomplishing nothing but being busybodies.
12 We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living.
KJV
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:
ASV
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:
ERV
neither did we eat bread for nought at any man’s hand, but in labour and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:
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