For you know how you ought to imitate us. For we didn’t behave ourselves rebelliously 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 you yourselves know how you ought to follow us, for we were not disorderly 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,

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

I beg you therefore, be imitators of me.

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Brothers, be imitators together of me, and note those who walk this way, even as you have us for an example.

In all things be showing yourself an example of good works. In your teaching, be showing integrity, seriousness, incorruptibility,

You are witnesses with God how holy, righteously, and blamelessly we behaved ourselves toward you who believe.

not as lording it over those entrusted to you, but making yourselves examples to the flock.

You became imitators of us and of the Lord, having received the word in much affliction, with joy of the Holy Spirit,so that you became an example to all who believe in Macedonia and in Achaia.

Let no man despise your youth; but be an example to those who believe, in word, in your way of life, in love, in spirit, in faith, and in purity.

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