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

你们自己原知道应当怎样效法我们。因为我们在你们中间，未尝不按规矩而行，

你们自己知道该怎样效法我们。因为我们在你们当中从未懒散过，

你们自己知道该怎样效法我们。因为我们在你们当中从未懒散过，

你们自己知道应该怎样效法我们，因为我们在你们那里的时候，并没有懒懒散散，

你们自己本来就知道应当怎样效法我们，因为我们在你们中间并没有游手好闲，

其实你们自己知道应该怎样效法我们，因为我们在你们那里的时候并没有懒散，

你們自己原知道應當怎樣效法我們。因為我們在你們中間，未嘗不按規矩而行，

你們自己知道該怎樣效法我們。因為我們在你們當中從未懶散過，

你們自己知道該怎樣效法我們。因為我們在你們當中從未懶散過，

你們自己知道應該怎樣效法我們，因為我們在你們那裡的時候，並沒有懶懶散散，

你們自己本來就知道應當怎樣效法我們，因為我們在你們中間並沒有游手好閒，

你們自己原知道該怎樣效法我們；因為我們在你們中間並沒有游手好閒，

其實你們自己知道應該怎樣效法我們，因為我們在你們那裡的時候並沒有懶散，

爾自知當如何效我、蓋我未嘗妄行於爾中、

我素行、乃爾所知、當是則是效、我在爾中、未嘗無度、

爾曹自知當如何效我、蓋我儕於爾中、未嘗妄為、

蓋爾等固知應如何以吾儕為法也。吾儕昔在爾中、日用之間、未嘗不規行矩步、

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

You know how you should follow our example. We worked 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,

For you know that you ought to imitate us. We were not idle when we were with you.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously among you,

But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which he received from us.

not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us.

Therefore I urge you, imitate me.

Imitate me, just as I also imitate Christ.

Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern.

in all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility,

You are witnesses, and God also, how devoutly and justly and blamelessly we behaved ourselves among you who believe;

nor as being lords over those entrusted to you, but being examples to the flock;

And you became followers of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,so that you became examples to all in Macedonia and Achaia who believe.

Let no one despise your youth, but be an example to the believers in word, in conduct, in love, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

The things which you learned and received and heard and saw in me, these do, and the God of peace will be with you.