Tièsāluóníjiāhòushū 3:9

9 Zhè bìng bú shì yīn wǒmen méiyǒu quánbǐng , nǎi shì yào gĕi nǐmen zuò bǎngyàng , jiào nǐmen xiàofǎ wǒmen .

Tièsāluóníjiāhòushū 3:9 Meaning and Commentary

2 Thessalonians 3:9

Not because we have not power
To forbear working, or require a maintenance from the churches to whom we minister, since Christ has ordained, that they that preach the Gospel should live of the Gospel; see ( 1 Corinthians 9:4-6 1 Corinthians 9:14 ) . This the apostle says to preserve their right of claim, when and where they should think fit to make use of it; and lest other ministers of the word, who could not support themselves as they did, should be hurt by such an example; and lest covetous men should make use of it to indulge their sin, and improve it against the maintenance of Gospel ministers: wherefore the apostle observes to them, that they did not do this, as conscious that they had no right to demand a supply from them,

but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us;
for it seems there were many idle lazy persons among them, who either had no callings or trades, or did not attend to them; wherefore the apostles wrought with their own hands, to set an example, who could not for shame but work, when they saw persons in so high an office, and of such a character, working with labour and travail, night and day, among them.

Tièsāluóníjiāhòushū 3:9 In-Context

7 Nǐmen zìjǐ yuán zhīdào yīngdāng zĕnyàng xiàofǎ wǒmen . yīnwei wǒmen zaì nǐmen zhōngjiān , wèi cháng bú àn guīju ér xíng .

8 Yĕ wèi cháng bái chī rén de fàn . dào shì xīnkǔ laólù , zhòuyè zuò gōng , miǎndé jiào nǐmen yī rén shòu léi .

9 Zhè bìng bú shì yīn wǒmen méiyǒu quánbǐng , nǎi shì yào gĕi nǐmen zuò bǎngyàng , jiào nǐmen xiàofǎ wǒmen .

10 Wǒmen zaì nǐmen nàli de shíhou , céng fēnfu nǐmen shuō , ruò yǒu rén bù kĕn zuò gōng , jiù bùkĕ chī fàn .

11 Yīn wǒmen tīngshuō , zaì nǐmen zhōngjiān yǒu rén bú àn guīju ér xíng , shénme gōng dōu bú zuò , fǎn dào zhuān guǎn xiánshì .