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2 Thessalonians 3:6-8
Contemporary English Version
2 Thessalonians 3:6-8
Contemporary English Version
Warnings against Laziness
6 My dear friends, in the name of[a] the Lord Jesus, I beg you not to have anything to do with any of your people who loaf around and refuse to obey the instructions we gave you. 7 You surely know that you should follow our example. We didn't waste our time loafing, 8 and we didn't accept food from anyone without paying for it. We didn't want to be a burden to any of you, so night and day we worked as hard as we could.
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- 3.6 in the name of: Or “as a follower of.”
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