2 Thessalonians 3:8

Neither did wee eate any mans bread for nought: but wrought with labour and trauaile night and day, that wee might not bee chargeable to any of you.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

nor did we eat anyone's bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship we {kept} working night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you;
- New American Standard Version (1995)

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:
- American Standard Version (1901)

And we did not take food from any man for nothing, but were working hard night and day not to be a trouble to any of you:
- Basic English Bible

nor did we eat anyone's food without paying for it. Instead, in labor and toil, we worked night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

nor have we eaten bread from any one without cost; but in toil and hardship working night and day not to be chargeable to any one of you:
- Darby Bible

Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing, but in labour and in toil we worked night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you.
- Douay-Rheims Bible

neither did we eat bread for nought at any man's hand, but in labour and travail, working night and day, that we might not burden any of you:
- English Revised Version

neither did we eat bread from anyone's hand without paying for it, but in labor and travail worked night and day, that we might not burden any of you;
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for 2 Thessalonians 3:8

3:6 That walketh disorderly - Particularly by not working. Not according to the tradition he received of us - The admonition we gave, both by word of mouth, and in our former epistle.

3:10 Neither let him eat - Do not maintain him in idleness.