Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
For you yourselves know that it is your duty to follow our example. There was no disorder in our lives among you,
New American Standard Bible
For you yourselves know how you ought to
King James Version
For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
Holman Bible
For you yourselves know how you must imitate
International Standard Version
For you yourselves know what you must do to imitate us. We never lived in idleness among you.
A Conservative Version
For ye yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us. Because we did not act disorderly among you,
American Standard Version
For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
Amplified
For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined or inappropriate manner when we were with you [we were never idle or lazy, nor did we avoid our duties],
An Understandable Version
For you, yourselves, know how you ought to follow our example, for we did not live in idleness when we were among you;
Anderson New Testament
For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us: for we did not behave in a disorderly manner among you,
Bible in Basic English
For you yourselves are used to taking us as your example, because our life among you was ruled by order,
Common New Testament
For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you,
Daniel Mace New Testament
for you know what an example we have given for your imitation: that our conduct among you was regular:
Darby Translation
For ye know yourselves how ye ought to imitate us, because we have not walked disorderly among you;
Godbey New Testament
For you yourselves know how it behooves you to imitate us; because we were not disorderly among you;
Goodspeed New Testament
For you know yourselves what you must do to follow my example, for I was not idle when I was with you;
John Wesley New Testament
For yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us: we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you,
Julia Smith Translation
For ye yourselves know that ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you;
King James 2000
For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
Lexham Expanded Bible
For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us, that we did not behave irresponsibly among you,
Modern King James verseion
For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us. For we did not behave ourselves disorderly among you,
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Ye yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: For we behaved not ourselves inordinately among you.
Moffatt New Testament
For you know quite well how to copy us; we did not loaf in your midst,
Montgomery New Testament
For you know well how you must imitate me. For I did not lead an idle or disorderly life among you;
NET Bible
For you know yourselves how you must imitate us, because we did not behave without discipline among you,
New Heart English Bible
For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we did not behave ourselves rebelliously among you,
Noyes New Testament
For ye yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us; for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you,
Sawyer New Testament
For you know yourselves how you ought to follow us, for we walked not disorderly among you,
The Emphasized Bible
For, ye yourselves, know, how needful it is to be imitating us, in that we were not disorderly among you,
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For ye yourselves know how ye ought to imitate us; for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you,
Twentieth Century New Testament
For you know well that you ought to follow our example. When we were with you, our life was not ill-ordered,
Webster
For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;
Williams New Testament
You know yourselves how you ought to follow my example; for I was not a shirker when I was with you;
World English Bible
For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn't behave ourselves rebelliously among you,
Worrell New Testament
For ye yourselves know that ye should imitate us; because we were not disorderly among you;
Worsley New Testament
For ye know how ye ought to imitate us: for we were not disorderly among you;
Youngs Literal Translation
for yourselves have known how it behoveth you to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;
Themes
Behaviour » Behaviour, exhortations concerning
Christian conduct » Behaviour, exhortations concerning
Interlinear
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References
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Thessalonians 3:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Warning Against Lazy, Irresponsible Behavior
6 But, by the authority of the Lord, we command you, brethren, to stand aloof from every brother whose life is disorderly and not in accordance with the teaching which all received from us. 7 For you yourselves know that it is your duty to follow our example. There was no disorder in our lives among you, 8 nor did we eat any one's bread without paying for it, but we laboured and toiled, working hard night and day in order not to be a burden to any of you.
Names
Cross References
1 Corinthians 4:16
I entreat you therefore to become like me.
2 Thessalonians 3:9
This was not because we had not a claim upon you, but it arose from a desire to set you an example--for you to imitate us.
1 Corinthians 11:1
Be imitators of me, in so far as I in turn am an imitator of Christ.
Philippians 3:17
Brethren, vie with one another in imitating me, and carefully observe those who follow the example which we have set you.
Philippians 4:9
The doctrines and the line of conduct which I taught you--both what you heard and what you saw in me-- hold fast to them; and God who gives peace will be with you.
1 Thessalonians 1:6-7
And you followed the pattern set you by us and by the Master, after you had received the Message amid severe persecution, and yet with the joy which the Holy Spirit gives,
1 Thessalonians 2:10
You yourselves are witnesses--and God is witness--how holy and upright and blameless our dealings with you believers were.
2 Thessalonians 3:6
But, by the authority of the Lord, we command you, brethren, to stand aloof from every brother whose life is disorderly and not in accordance with the teaching which all received from us.
1 Timothy 4:12
Let no one think slightingly of you because you are a young man; but in speech, conduct, love, faith and purity, be an example for your fellow Christians to imitate.
Titus 2:7
and above all make your own life a pattern of right conduct, having in your teaching no taint of insincerity, but a serious tone,
1 Peter 5:3
not lording it over your Churches but proving yourselves patterns for the flock to imitate.