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8 And when we ate another person's food, we always paid for it. We worked very hard night and day so we would not be an expense to any of you.
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nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
9 We had the right to ask you to help us, but we worked to take care of ourselves so we would be an example for you to follow.
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We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.
10 When we were with you, we gave you this rule: "Anyone who refuses to work should not eat."
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For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
11 We hear that some people in your group refuse to work. They do nothing but busy themselves in other people's lives.
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We hear that some among you are idle and disruptive. They are not busy; they are busybodies.
12 We command those people and beg them in the Lord Jesus Christ to work quietly and earn their own food.
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Such people we command and urge in the Lord Jesus Christ to settle down and earn the food they eat.
13 But you, brothers and sisters, never become tired of doing good.
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And as for you, brothers and sisters, never tire of doing what is good.
14 If some people do not obey what we tell you in this letter, then take note of them. Have nothing to do with them so they will feel ashamed.
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Take special note of anyone who does not obey our instruction in this letter. Do not associate with them, in order that they may feel ashamed.
15 But do not treat them as enemies. Warn them as fellow believers.
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Yet do not regard them as an enemy, but warn them as you would a fellow believer.
16 Now may the Lord of peace give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
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Now may the Lord of peace himself give you peace at all times and in every way. The Lord be with all of you.
17 I, Paul, end this letter now in my own handwriting. All my letters have this to show they are from me. This is the way I write.
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I, Paul, write this greeting in my own hand, which is the distinguishing mark in all my letters. This is how I write.
18 The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
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The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all.
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