2 Thessalonians 3:7 — Compare All Translations

English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young

for yourselves have known how it behoveth [you] to imitate us, because we did not act disorderly among you;

English ASV

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

English Amplified

For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate our example, for we were not disorderly or shirking of duty when we were with you [we were not idle].

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

For you yourselves know how it is necessary to imitate our example, for we were not disorderly or shirking of duty when we were with you [we were not idle].

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we were not undisciplined among you,

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

For you yourselves know how you should imitate us: We were not idle among you;

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

For ye know yourselves how ye ought to imitate us, because we have not walked disorderly among you;

English EASY 2024

You yourselves know that you ought to copy our example. You know that we were not lazy when we lived among you.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

You yourselves know that you should live like we do. We were not lazy 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,

English GNT (Good News Translation)

You yourselves know very well that you should do just what we did. We were not lazy when we were with you.

English God's Word - GW 1995

You know what you must do to imitate us. We lived a disciplined life among you.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

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

English KJV 1611

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

English LSB

For you yourselves know how you ought to imitate us, because we did not act in an unruly manner among you,

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

For you know how you should follow us. For we were not idle among you,

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

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

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

For you know how one must imitate us. For we did not act in a disorderly way among you,

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

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

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

You know how you should follow our example. We worked when we were with you.

English NIV

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

English NKJ 1982

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

English NLT

For you know that you ought to follow our example. We were never lazy when we were with you.

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

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

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For you know very well that you should order your lives after our example, because we were not undisciplined when we were with you.

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

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

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

For you well know that you ought to follow our example: you never saw us loafing;

English Tyndale 1537

Ye yourselves know how ye ought to counterfeit(follow) us: For we behaved not ourselves inordinately among you.

2 Thessalonians 3:7 — Compare Translations