Surely you recall that I used to tell you these things while I was still with you.

Finally, pray for us, brothers and sisters, that the Lord’s message may spread quickly and be honored as in fact it was among you,

and we did not eat anyone’s food without paying. Instead, in toil and drudgery we worked night and day in order not to burden any of you.

For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command: “If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”