2 Thessalonians 3:8

“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:”

"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
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What does 2 Thessalonians 3:8 mean?

The Bible verse 2 Thessalonians 3:8 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "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." This verse is part of a letter written by the apostle…

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Diligence and Dependence: A Lesson from 2 Thessalonians 3:8

The Apostle Paul, in his second letter to the Thessalonians, emphasizes the virtue of hard work and self-sufficiency. In 2 Thessalonians 3:8, he states, "Neither did we eat any man's bread for nought; but wrought with labour and travail night and day, that we might not be…

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A Prayer of Diligence and Gratitude

Heavenly Father, In gratitude, we come before You today, seeking guidance, grace, and the strength to follow Your directives as laid out in Your Holy Word. We draw inspiration from the words of 2 Thessalonians 3:8, where it is written, "Neither did we eat any man's bread for…

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2 Thessalonians 3:8 - "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 3:6-7
1 Thessalonians 3:8 - "For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord."
2 Thessalonians 3:13 - "But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing."
2 Thessalonians 3:3 - "But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil."
2 Thessalonians 3:15 - "Yet count him not as an enemy, but admonish him as a brother."
1 Thessalonians 2:3 - "For our exhortation was not of deceit, nor of uncleanness, nor in guile:"
2 Thessalonians 3:2 - "And that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith."
2 Thessalonians 3:18 - "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen."
2 Thessalonians 2:8 - "And then shall that Wicked be revealed, whom the Lord shall consume with the spirit of his mouth, and shall destroy with the brightness of his coming:"
2 Thessalonians 3:5 - "And the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God, and into the patient waiting for Christ."
2 Thessalonians 3:7 - "For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;"
"But ye, brethren, be not weary in well doing." - 2 Thessalonians 3:13
"For now we live, if ye stand fast in the Lord." - 1 Thessalonians 3:8
2 Thessalonians 3:11 - "For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies."
2 Thessalonians 3:9 - "Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us."
2 Thessalonians 1:8 - "In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:"
2 Thessalonians 3:17 - "The salutation of Paul with mine own hand, which is the token in every epistle: so I write."
2 Thessalonians 3:16 - "Now the Lord of peace himself give you peace always by all means. The Lord be with you all."
2 Thessalonians 3:1 - "Finally, brethren, pray for us, that the word of the Lord may have free course, and be glorified, even as it is with you:"
2 Thessalonians 3:10 - "For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat."
2 Thessalonians 3:12 - "Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread."
2 Thessalonians 3:14 - "And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed."
2 Thessalonians 2:3 - "Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come a falling away first, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;"
2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.
2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.
2 Thessalonians 2:8 And then the lawless one will be revealed, whom the Lord will consume with the breath of His mouth and destroy with the brightness of His coming.
2 Thessalonians 3:4 - "And we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that ye both do and will do the things which we command you."
"The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you all. Amen." - 2 Thessalonians 3:18