Bible in Basic English
"And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:"
— 2 Thessalonians 3:8, Bible in Basic English
“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:”
“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: ”
“neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;”
“and we did not eat anyone’s food without paying. Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked night and day in order not to burden any of you.”
“Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing: but in labour and in toil we worked night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you.”
“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:”
And may your hearts be guided by the Lord into the love of God and quiet waiting for Christ.
Now we give you orders, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from all those whose behaviour is not well ordered and in harmony with the teaching which they had from us.
For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,
And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:
Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.
For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.
For it has come to our ears that there are some among you whose behaviour is uncontrolled, who do no work at all, but are over-interested in the business of others.