American Standard Version
2 Timothy 2:6
6The husbandman that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.
2 Timothy 2:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
- New International Version (NIV)The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.
- English Standard Version (ESV)It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.
Context of 2 Timothy 2:6
4No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier. 5And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully. The husbandman that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits. 7Consider what I say; for the Lord shall give thee understanding in all things. 8Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel:
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Cross-references for 2 Timothy 2:6
- Isaiah 28:24Doth he that ploweth to sow plow continually? doth he continually open and harrow his ground?
- Matthew 9:37Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few.
- Matthew 20:1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that was a householder, who went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard.
- Matthew 21:33Hear another parable: There was a man that was a householder, who planted a vineyard, and set a hedge about it, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into another country.
- Luke 10:2And he said unto them, The harvest indeed is plenteous, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth laborers into his harvest.
- John 4:35Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh the harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields, that they are white already unto harvest.
- 1 Corinthians 3:6I planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
- 1 Corinthians 9:7What soldier ever serveth at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
- 1 Corinthians 9:23And I do all things for the gospel’s sake, that I may be a joint partaker thereof.
- Hebrews 10:36For ye have need of patience, that, having done the will of God, ye may receive the promise.
Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6The husbandman that laboureth - That is: The husbandman must first till his ground before he can expect a crop; and he must till it according to the proper rules of agriculture, else he cannot have a crop. The combatant must fight and conquer, and fight according to the laws of the agones, before he can be crowned; so the Christian minister must labor in the spiritual vineyard, and labor too under the eye and according to the direction of his Master…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6The husbandman that laboureth - The margin is, “labouring first, must be partaker.” The idea, according to the translation in the text, is, that there is a fitness or propriety ( dei) that the man who cultivates the earth, should enjoy the fruits of his labor. See the same image explained in the notes at 1 Corinthians 9:10. But if this be the meaning here, it is not easy to see why the apostle introduces it. According to the marginal reading, the word…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-7Paul quickly quotes a series of sayings about hard work, struggle, and reward.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. must be first partaker--The right of first partaking of the fruits belongs to him who is laboring; do not thou, therefore, relax thy labors, as thou wouldest be foremost in partaking of the reward. Conybeare explains "first," before the idler.Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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