So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them (A)and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers.

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and because he was a tentmaker as they were, he stayed and worked with them.(A)

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34 [a]Yes, you yourselves know (A)that these hands have provided for my necessities, and for those who were with me.

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  1. Acts 20:34 NU, M omit Yes

34 You yourselves know that these hands of mine have supplied my own needs and the needs of my companions.(A)

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35 I have shown you in every way, (A)by laboring like this, that you must support the weak. And remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that He said, ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

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35 In everything I did, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words the Lord Jesus himself said: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’

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12 (A)And we labor, working with our own hands. (B)Being reviled, we bless; being persecuted, we endure;

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12 We work hard with our own hands.(A) When we are cursed, we bless;(B) when we are persecuted,(C) we endure it;

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

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

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nor did we eat anyone’s bread [a]free of charge, but worked with (A)labor and toil night and day, that we might not be a burden to any of you,

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  1. 2 Thessalonians 3:8 Lit. for nothing

nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked(A) night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.

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