2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. Oberlin was distinguished by his benevolence and charity; hence he was beset with beggars. "Why do you not work?" said he to a man one day. "Because no one will employ me." "Well, then, I will employ you; there, carry those planks; break these stones; fill that bucket with water, and I will repay you for your trouble." Such was his usual mode, and idle beggars were taught to come there no more. (J. L. Nye.) Parallel Verses KJV: For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. |
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