For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, ¹  not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others. ² 

biblegateway 2Th 3:11

For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies.

For we hear that there are some among you who walk irresponsibly, not working at all, but interfering with the work of others .

For we hear [that] some among you are living irresponsibly, working [at] nothing, but being busybodies.

biblegateway 2Th 3:11

We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies.

For we hear that some among you walk in idleness, not busy at work, but busybodies.

bibleoremus 2Th 3:11

For we hear that some of you are living in idleness, mere busybodies, not doing any work.

We mention this because we hear that some of you are idling their time away, minding everybody's business but their own.

biblegateway 2Th 3:11

For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies.

For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.

biblegateway 2Th 3:11

For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, ¹  not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others. ² 

¹ tn Grk “walking in an undisciplined way” (“walking” is a common NT idiom for one’s way of life or conduct).

² tn There is a play on words in the Greek: “working at nothing, but working around,” “not keeping busy but being busybodies.”