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For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. |
For we hear that there are some who walk among you in a disorderly manner, not working at all, but are busybodies. |
For we hear that some among you are leading an undisciplined life, doing no work at all, but acting like busybodies. |
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We hear that some among you are idle. They are not busy; they are busybodies. |
Indeed, we hear that some among you are disorderly [that they are passing their lives in idleness, neglectful of duty], being busy with other people’s affairs instead of their own and doing no work. |
For we hear that certain ones are ordering their behavior in an insubordinate manner among you, not working for a living, but are busying themselves about everybody else’s business. |
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Now we hear that you have some among you living quite undisciplined lives, never doing a stroke of work, and busy only in other people’s affairs. |
But we are informed that some among you are living as shirkers, mere busybodies, instead of busy at work. |
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