Where is it in the Bible?
Where is “If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat” in the Bible?
“If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat” is 2 Thessalonians 3:10. Paul writes it to the church in Thessalonica.
A free tool from Lumin, the Bible AI that cites every verse.Get the app
The answer
The verse, who says it, and what it means there.
In the Bible
It is 2 Thessalonians 3:10.
Yes, it is in the Bible.
Paul writes it to the church in Thessalonica.
The verse
For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is not willing to work, he should not eat.”
2 Thessalonians 3:10 · open the chapter →
What it means there
Some in the church had stopped working and were living off others. The rule is about people who are not willing to work. It is not about people who cannot.
Check another word or saying
Ask about it
Have a question about this saying?
Lumin answers in a few sentences and names the verses it rests on, shown in full so you can read them yourself.
Keep going
Keep asking in the Lumin app.Keep this conversation going on the web.
The same short answers with the verse beside each one, plus your saved questions, prayer, and the whole Bible to read in.
Make a free Lumin account and this conversation opens in Ask, ready for your next question. Your saved questions, prayer, and the whole Bible come with it.
Keep checking
More words and sayings people check.
In the Bible
Where is “Let us run with endurance the race set before us” in the Bible?
In the Bible
Where is “Draw near to God and he will draw near to you” in the Bible?
In the Bible
Where is “Greater is he that is in you” in the Bible?
In the Bible
Where is “I am the Alpha and the Omega” in the Bible?
Not in the Bible
Is “Apocalypse” in the Bible?
In the Bible
Is “Christian” in the Bible?
In the Bible
Is “Dragon” in the Bible?
In the Bible
Is “Ghost” in the Bible?
Made by Lumin
The Bible AI that keeps the verse beside every answer.
Ask a Bible question, study a chapter with a guide, pray, and carry Sunday’s sermon into the week. Every answer names Scripture you can open.
See what Lumin doesCommon questions
Plain answers.
Where is “If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat” in the Bible?
“If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat” is 2 Thessalonians 3:10. English Bibles word this verse in different ways. The Lumin Translation, a modern English Bible, is quoted here. Paul writes it to the church in Thessalonica.
Is “If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat” in the Bible?
Yes. It is 2 Thessalonians 3:10. In the Lumin Translation, 2 Thessalonians 3:10 reads: “For even when we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is not willing to work, he should not eat.””
Who said “If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat”?
Paul writes it to the church in Thessalonica.
What does “If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat” mean in the Bible?
Some in the church had stopped working and were living off others. The rule is about people who are not willing to work. It is not about people who cannot.
Free tools from Lumin
More free tools.
If you want a Christian AI that cites its sources
Lumin keeps the verse open beside the answer.
Free to start on iPhone and iPad. Every answer names Scripture you can check.