World English Bible
"not because we don't have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us."
— 2 Thessalonians 3:9, World English Bible
“Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.”
“not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us. ”
“It was not because we do not have that right, but to give ourselves as an example for you to imitate.”
“Not as if we had not power: but that we might give ourselves a pattern unto you, to imitate us.”
“Not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, so that you might do the same.”
“Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.”
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.
For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn't behave ourselves rebelliously among 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;
not because we don't have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.
For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: "If anyone will not work, neither let him eat."
For we hear of some who walk among you in rebellion, who don't work at all, but are busybodies.
Now those who are that way, we command and exhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread.