2 Thessalonians 3:6-12

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6 Now we command you, brothers, ^ain the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you ¹^bkeep away from every brother who walks in an ²^cunruly manner and not according to ^dthe tradition which ³they received from us. 7 For you yourselves know how you ought to ^aimitate us, because we did not act in an unruly manner among you, 8 nor did we ^aeat ¹anyone’s bread ²without paying for it, but with ^blabor and hardship we kept ^cworking night and day so that we would not be a burden to any of you; 9 not because we do not have ^athe authority, but in order to offer ourselves ^bas a model for you, so that you would imitate us. 10 For even ^awhen we were with you, we used to command this to you: ^bif anyone is not willing to work, neither let him eat. 11 For we hear that some among you are ^awalking in an unruly manner, doing no work at all, but acting like ^bbusybodies. 12 Now such persons we command and ^aexhort in the Lord Jesus Christ, that ^bworking with quietness, they eat their own bread.