2 Thessalonians 3:8

Warning Against Idleness

⁸ nor did we eat anyone's bread ₁ free of charge, but worked with _k labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you,

Cross References
1 Thessalonians 2:9
For you remember, brethren, our labor and toil; for laboring night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you, we preached to you the gospel of God.

Matthew Henry Concise

Easton's Bible Dictionary

2 Thessalonians 3:8

Strong's Concordance

2 Thessalonians 3:8

NeitherG3761 did we eatG5315 any man'sG5100 *G3844 breadG740 for nought;G1432 butG235 wroughtG2038 withG1722 labourG2873 andG2532 travailG3449 nightG3571 andG2532 day,G2250 thatG4314 we mightG1912 notG3361 be chargeableG1912 to anyG5100 of you:G5216

Notes

2 Thessalonians 3:8

Nor did we eat anyone's bread free of charge, but worked with labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you.

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