Catholic Public Domain Version
"Then, too, while we were with you, we insisted on this to you: that if anyone was not willing to work, neither should he eat. "
— 2 Thessalonians 3:10, Catholic Public Domain Version
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat. ”
“For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: "If anyone will not work, neither let him eat."”
“For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command:“If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.””
“For also, when we were with you, this we declared to you: that, if any man will not work, neither let him eat.”
“For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.”
“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”
For you yourselves know the manner in which you ought to imitate us. For we were not disorderly among you.
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.
It was not as if we had no authority, but this was so that we might present ourselves as an example to you, in order to imitate us.
Then, too, while we were with you, we insisted on this to you: that if anyone was not willing to work, neither should he eat.
For we have heard that there are some among you who act disruptively, not working at all, but eagerly meddling.
Now we charge those who act in this way, and we beg them in the Lord Jesus Christ, that they work in silence and eat their own bread.
And you, brothers, do not grow weak in doing good.