2 Thessalonians 3:10 — Community Reflections

2 THESSALONIANS 3:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 1

“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”

For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat — the principle is unambiguous: labor is the condition of sustenance. The idle busybody (periergazomai) has no claim on the community's resources. Work is not optional but obligatory.

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Carlos RiveraNote1mo ago

If Anyone Will Not Work, Let Him Not Eat

This verse gets used to shut down conversation about poverty and welfare, like God hates laziness more than suffering. But Paul's actually dealing with a specific problem in Thessalonica - some people...