8. Source Text: Greek (SBLGNT) 2 Thessalonians 3:8:1 ⧉οὐδὲoothenor 2 Thessalonians 3:8:2 ⧉δωρεὰνthoreanfree of charge 2 Thessalonians 3:8:3 ⧉ἄρτονartonbread 2 Thessalonians 3:8:4 ⧉ἐφάγομενefagomenwe ate 2 Thessalonians 3:8:5 ⧉παράparafrom 2 Thessalonians 3:8:6 ⧉τινοςteenosanyone 2 Thessalonians 3:8:7 ⧉ἀλλʼalbut 2 Thessalonians 3:8:8 ⧉ἐνenin 2 Thessalonians 3:8:9 ⧉κόπῳkopotoil 2 Thessalonians 3:8:10 ⧉καὶkeand 2 Thessalonians 3:8:11 ⧉μόχθῳmokhtholabor 2 Thessalonians 3:8:12 ⧉νυκτὸςneektosof night 2 Thessalonians 3:8:13 ⧉καὶkeand 2 Thessalonians 3:8:14 ⧉ἡμέραςeemerasof day 2 Thessalonians 3:8:15 ⧉ἐργαζόμενοιergazomeneeworking 2 Thessalonians 3:8:16 ⧉πρὸςprostoward 2 Thessalonians 3:8:17 ⧉τὸtothe 2 Thessalonians 3:8:18 ⧉μὴmeenot 2 Thessalonians 3:8:19 ⧉ἐπιβαρῆσαίepeevareeseto burden 2 Thessalonians 3:8:20 ⧉τιναteenaanyone 2 Thessalonians 3:8:21 ⧉ὑμῶνeemonof you |
8. Formal Translation Nor did we eat anyone’s bread without paying for it, but with labor and hardship, night and day, working so that we would not burden any of you. |
8. Dynamic Translation We never took anyone’s food for free, but instead we worked hard night and day, so that we would not put a burden on any of you. |