2 Thessalonians 3:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.”
2 Thessalonians 3:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Thessalonians 3:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 2 Thessalonians 3:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
2 Thessalonians 3:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“This was 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
2 Thessalonians 3:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.”
2 Thessalonians 3:9 — American Standard Version
2 Thessalonians 3:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“not because we have not authority, but that ourselves a pattern we might give to you, to imitate us;”
2 Thessalonians 3:9 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Thessalonians 3:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“not that we have not the right, but that we might give ourselves as an example to you, in order to your imitating us.”
2 Thessalonians 3:9 — Darby Translation
2 Thessalonians 3:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Not because we haue not authoritie, but that we might make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.”
2 Thessalonians 3:9 — Geneva Bible
2 Thessalonians 3:9 in Context — 2 Thessalonians 3
7 Porque vosotros mismos sabéis de qué manera debéis imitarnos: porque no anduvimos desordenadamente entre vosotros,
8 Ni comimos el pan de ninguno de balde; antes, obrando con trabajo y fatiga de noche y de día, por no ser gravosos á ninguno de vosotros;
9 No porque no tuviésemos potestad, sino por daros en nosotros un dechado, para que nos imitaseis.
10 Porque aun estando con vosotros, os denunciábamos esto: Que si alguno no quisiere trabajar, tampoco coma.
11 Porque oímos que andan algunos entre vosotros fuera de orden, no trabajando en nada, sino ocupados en curiosear.
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What Does 2 Thessalonians 3:9 Mean?
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