Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY

Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY

2 Thessalonians 3:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 8 nor did we eat anyone’s food free.*+ On the contrary, by labor and toil we were working night and day so as not to impose an expensive burden on any one of you.+

2 Thessalonians 3:8

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 8 nor did we eat food from anyone free.+ To the contrary, by labor and toil+ night and day we were working so as not to impose an expensive burden upon any one of YOU.+

2 Thessalonians 3:8

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 8 οὐδὲ nor δωρεὰν free gift ἄρτον bread ἐφάγομεν we ate παρά beside τινος, of anyone, ἀλλ’ but ἐν in κόπῳ labor καὶ and μόχθῳ toil νυκτὸς of night καὶ and ἡμέρας of day ἐργαζόμενοι working πρὸς toward τὸ the μὴ not ἐπιβαρῆσαί to put weight upon τινα anyone ὑμῶν· of YOU;

2 Thessalonians 3:8

King James Version
- 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:

2 Thessalonians 3:8

American Standard Version
- 8 neither did we eat bread for nought at any man’s hand, but in labor and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:

2 Thessalonians 3:8

The Bible in Living English
- 8 nor get our board gratis from anybody, but toiling and moiling night and day at work, for the sake of not burdening any of you—

English Publications (1950-2021)