2 Thessalonians 3:8, 9
2 Thessalonians 3:8 NIV
nor did we eat anyone’s food without paying for it. On the contrary, we worked night and day, laboring and toiling so that we would not be a burden to any of you.
2 Thessalonians 3:9 NIV
We did this, not because we do not have the right to such help, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you to imitate.