What Does the Bible Say About Work?
Work appears before the fall in Genesis 2:15 — Adam is given the garden to tend prior to any sin entering the story — so scripture treats work itself as good, while also naming the frustration and toil that come with it afterward.
Work predates the fall
Genesis 2:15 places meaningful work in the garden before Genesis 3's account of sin, which is why most theologians treat work itself as part of a good design rather than a punishment.
Work as service, not just income
Colossians 3:23 reframes ordinary work — including work no one else sees — as done "for the Lord," which many readers find changes how mundane or unrecognized work feels.
Referenced
“Yahweh God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.”
Genesis 2:15 · WEB
“And whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord, and not for men.”
Colossians 3:23 · WEB
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