2 Thessalonians 3:9

οὐχ ὅτι οὐκ ἔχομεν ἐξουσίαν, ἀλλ' ἵνα ἑαυτοὺς τύπον δῶμεν ὑμῖν εἰς τὸ μιμεῖσθαι ἡμᾶς.

oych oti oyk echomen exoysian, all' ina eaytoys typon dōmen ymin eis to mimeisthai ēmas.

King James Version (KJV)

Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.

Modern English

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.