2 Thessalonians 3:7
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For yourselves know how you ought to imitate us. For we were not disorderly among you.

how.

2 Thessalonians 3:9 Not as if we had not power: but that we might give ourselves a pattern unto you, to imitate us.

1 Corinthians 4:16 Wherefore, I beseech you, be ye followers of me as I also am of Christ.

1 Corinthians 11:1 Be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ.

Philippians 3:17 Be ye followers of me, brethren: and observe them who walk so as you have our model.

Philippians 4:9 The things which you have both learned and received and heard and seen in me, these do ye: and the God of peace shall be with you.

1 Thessalonians 1:6,7 And you became followers of us and of the Lord: receiving the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Ghost: . . .

1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth: but be thou an example of the faithful, in word, in conversation, in charity, in faith, in chastity.

Titus 2:7 In all things shew thyself an example of good works, in doctrine, in integrity, in gravity,

1 Peter 5:3 Neither as lording it over the clergy but being made a pattern of the flock from the heart.

for.

2 Thessalonians 3:6 And we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the tradition which they have received of us.

1 Thessalonians 2:10 You are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and without blame we have been to you that have believed:

Context
Warning against Irresponsibility
6And we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the tradition which they have received of us. 7For yourselves know how you ought to imitate us. For we were not disorderly among you. 8Neither did we eat any man's bread for nothing: but in labour and in toil we worked night and day, lest we should be chargeable to any of you.…
Cross References
1 Thessalonians 1:6
And you became followers of us and of the Lord: receiving the word in much tribulation, with joy of the Holy Ghost:

1 Thessalonians 5:14
And we beseech you, brethren, rebuke the unquiet: comfort the feeble minded: support the weak: be patient towards all men.

2 Thessalonians 3:6
And we charge you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother walking disorderly and not according to the tradition which they have received of us.

2 Thessalonians 3:9
Not as if we had not power: but that we might give ourselves a pattern unto you, to imitate us.

Lexicon
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

you yourselves
αὐτοὶ (autoi)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

know
οἴδατε (oidate)
Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1492: To know, remember, appreciate.

how
πῶς (pōs)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 4459: Adverb from the base of pou; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way?; also as exclamation, how much!

you ought
δεῖ (dei)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 1163: Third person singular active present of deo; also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is Necessary.

to imitate
μιμεῖσθαι (mimeisthai)
Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive
Strong's Greek 3401: To imitate, follow. Middle voice from mimos; to imitate.

us,
ἡμᾶς (hēmas)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1473: I, the first-person pronoun. A primary pronoun of the first person I.

because
ὅτι (hoti)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 3754: Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.

we were not undisciplined
ἠτακτήσαμεν (ētaktēsamen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Plural
Strong's Greek 812: From ataktos; to be irregular.

among
ἐν (en)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc.

you,
ὑμῖν (hymin)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


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

For you yourselves know how it behooves you to imitate us, because we were not idle among you,

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

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

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

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

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

For you yourselves know that it is your duty to follow our example. There was no disorder in our lives among you,

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

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