не потому, чтобы мы не имели власти, но чтобы себя самих дать вам в образец для подражания нам.
Not because we have not power, but to make ourselves an ensample unto you to follow us.
not because we do not have the right to this, but in order to offer ourselves as a model for you, so that you would follow our example.
It was not because we do not have that right, but to give you in ourselves an example to imitate.
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.
not because we do not have authority, but to make ourselves an example of how you should follow us.
We certainly had the right to ask you to feed us, but we wanted to give you an example to follow.
not that we have not the right, but that we might give ourselves as an example to you, in order to your imitating us.