2 Thessalonians 3:9
King James Version (KJV)
Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
In context
7 For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
8 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:
9 Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
11 For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
2 Thessalonians 3:9 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
- WEB World English Bible
- This was not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
- ASV American Standard Version
- not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;
- DBY Darby Translation
- not that we have not the right, but that we might give ourselves as an example to you, in order to your imitating us.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves a pattern to you to follow us.