For you know yourselves how you must imitate us, because we did not behave without discipline ¹  among you,

biblegateway 2Th 3:7

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example, because we did not act in an undisciplined manner among you,

For you yourselves know how you must imitate us: we were not irresponsible among you;

For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate us, that we did not behave irresponsibly among you,

biblegateway 2Th 3:7

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow our example. We were not idle when we were with you,

For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not idle when we were with you,

bibleoremus 2Th 3:7

For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us; we were not idle when we were with you,

You yourselves know how you ought to follow our example: you never saw us idling;

biblegateway 2Th 3:7

For you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly among you;

For yourselves know how ye ought to follow us: for we behaved not ourselves disorderly among you;

biblegateway 2Th 3:7

For you know yourselves how you must imitate us, because we did not behave without discipline ¹  among you,

¹ tn This is the verbal form of the words occurring in vv. 6 and 11, meaning “to act out of line, in an unruly way.”