KJV King James Version
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
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2 Timothy 2:6
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.
WEB World English Bible
The farmers who labor must be the first to get a share of the crops.
ASV American Standard Version
The husbandman that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;
Surrounding context — 2 Timothy 2
3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
5 And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
8 Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
9 Wherein I suffer trouble, as an evil doer, [even] unto bonds; but the word of God is not bound.
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1 Corinthians 9:7-11Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.1 Corinthians 3:6-9I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.1 Corinthians 9:23And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with [you].Luke 10:2Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly [is] great, but the labourers [are] few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.John 4:35-38Say not ye, There are yet four months, and [then] cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.Isaiah 28:24-26Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?Matthew 21:33-41Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:Matthew 20:1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man [that is] an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.Matthew 9:37-38Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly [is] plenteous, but the labourers [are] few;
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