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2 Timothy 2:6 KJV
2 Timothy · chapter 2 · verse 6
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.2 Timothy 2:6 · King James Version
2 Timothy 2:6 in context
4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
5And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
7Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
8Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel:
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Key words (Strong's)
- husbandmangeōrgosa husbandman, tiller of the soil, a vine dresserG1092 →
- labourethkopiaōto grow weary, tired, exhausted , to labour with wearisome effort, to toil, of bodily…G2872 →
- partakermetalambanōto be or to be made a partner, to partake of, take [some] food, of a thing, to get, findG3335 →
- fruitskarposfruit, the fruit of the trees, vines, of the fields, the fruit of one's loinsG2590 →
- firstprōtosfirst in time or place, in any succession of things or persons, first in rank, influence…G4413 →
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Here Paul encourages Timothy to constancy and perseverance in his work: Be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus, Ti2 2:1. Observe, Those who have work to do for God must stir up themselves to do it, and strengthen themselves for it.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-7