2 Ts2Th 2 Tessalonicenses2 Thessalonians, capítulochapter Segunda Epístola de Paulo aos TessalonicensesSecond Epistle to the Thessalonians, capítulochapter 3

Translations

Na verdade, temos o direito de ser sustentados, mas queríamos ser um exemplo para vocês, a fim de que nos imitassem. 1 Co 4:16

2 Thessalonians 3:9 in different translations

Portuguese

NBV-P Não era porque não tivéssemos o direito de pedir-lhes que nos sustentassem, mas porque queríamos mostrar-lhes pelo exemplo como vocês deviam trabalhar para viver.
TfTP Nós nos comportávamos assim, não por não termos o direito de depender de vocês em termos financeiros, senão para nos tornarmos exemplo para vocês para que pudessem se comportar como nós.
VFL Não que não tivéssemos o direito de pedir ajuda, mas trabalhamos para que pudéssemos lhes dar, em nós mesmos, um exemplo para vocês seguirem.

English

KJV (66 books) Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
AFINT (Exp US) This was not because we lacked the right to such support, but in order to present ourselves as a pattern for you to imitate.
AFINT (Lit US) It was not that we do not have the right, but that we might offer ourselves as an example for you, so that you would imitate us.
ASV not because we have not the right, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you, that ye should imitate us.
BSB Not that we lack this right, but we wanted to offer ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
DRA Not as if we had not power: but that we might give ourselves a pattern unto you, to imitate us.
EMTV not because we do not have authority, but in order that we may give ourselves as a pattern to you, so that you might follow us.
FBV Not that we don't have the right to do so—but we wanted to be an example to you, so that you could copy what we did.
GNV Not because we haue not authoritie, but that we might make our selues an ensample vnto you to follow vs.
LSV not because we have no authority, but that we might give ourselves to yöu [as] a pattern, to imitate us;
NIV (US) 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.
NMV Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an example unto you to follow us.
OJB Not because we do not have the zchus (right), but in order that we impart ourselves as a mofet (role model) to you that you might imitate us.
TCENT We did this, not because we do not have the right to be supported, but to present ourselves as an example for you to imitate.
T4T We have always had the right to depend on you for money, but instead we worked hard in order to make ourselves examples for you, in order that you should behave like we behave.
WEB (US) This was not because we don’t have the right, but to make ourselves an example to you, that you should imitate us.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) не потому, чтобы мы не имели власти, но чтобы себя самих дать вам в образец для подражания нам.
НРП Мы поступали так, несмотря на то что имели полное право на помощь от вас, но мы хотели показать вам пример.
Заокская (Кулаков) И всё это вовсе не потому, что не было у нас на это права, нет, мы просто хотели дать вам пример для подражания.
СП (БЛ) Мы поступали так не потому, что не были вправе просить у вас помощи, а чтобы показать вам пример, достойный подражания.
Десн. И это не оттого, что нет у нас таких прав, а чтобы дать вам пример для подражания.
Кассиан не потому, чтобы мы не имели власти, но чтобы себя самих дать вам в пример для подражания нам.