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2 Timothy 2

2 Tim. 2:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The husbandman
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
georgos (Greek #1092)
a land-worker, i.e. farmer
KJV usage: husbandman.
Pronounce: gheh-ore-gos'
Origin: from 1093 and the base of 2041
γthat laboreth
kopiao (Greek #2872)
to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard
KJV usage: (bestow) labour, toil, be wearied.
Pronounce: kop-ee-ah'-o
Origin: from a derivative of 2873
must
dei (Greek #1163)
also δέον (deh-on'); neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
KJV usage: behoved, be meet, must (needs), (be) need(-ful), ought, should.
Pronounce: die
Origin: 3d person singular active present of 1210
be
metalambano (Greek #3335)
to participate; genitive case, to accept (and use)
KJV usage: eat, have, be partaker, receive, take.
Pronounce: met-al-am-ban'-o
Origin: from 3326 and 2983
first
proton (Greek #4412)
firstly (in time, place, order, or importance)
KJV usage: before, at the beginning, chiefly (at, at the) first (of all).
Pronounce: pro'-ton
Origin: neuter of 4413 as adverb (with or without 3588)
partaker
metalambano (Greek #3335)
to participate; genitive case, to accept (and use)
KJV usage: eat, have, be partaker, receive, take.
Pronounce: met-al-am-ban'-o
Origin: from 3326 and 2983
of the fruits
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
karpos (Greek #2590)
fruit (as plucked), literally or figuratively
KJV usage: fruit.
Pronounce: kar-pos'
Origin: probably from the base of 726
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protos (Greek #4413)
foremost (in time, place, order or importance)
KJV usage: before, beginning, best, chief(-est), first (of all), former.
Pronounce: pro'-tos
Origin: contracted superlative of 4253
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or, laboring first, must be partaker.

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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husbandman.
Isa. 28:24‑26• 24Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?
 25When he hath made plain the face thereof, doth he not cast abroad the fitches, and scatter the cummin, and cast in the principal wheat and the appointed barley and the rie in their place?
 26For his God doth instruct him to discretion, and doth teach him. (Isa. 28:24‑26)
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Matt. 9:37‑38• 37Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the laborers are few;
 38Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth laborers into his harvest. (Matt. 9:37‑38)
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Matt. 20:1• 1For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire laborers into his vineyard. (Matt. 20:1)
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Matt. 21:33‑41• 33Hear 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:
 34And when the time of the fruit drew near, he sent his servants to the husbandmen, that they might receive the fruits of it.
 35And the husbandmen took his servants, and beat one, and killed another, and stoned another.
 36Again, he sent other servants more than the first: and they did unto them likewise.
 37But last of all he sent unto them his son, saying, They will reverence my son.
 38But when the husbandmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and let us seize on his inheritance.
 39And they caught him, and cast him out of the vineyard, and slew him.
 40When the lord therefore of the vineyard cometh, what will he do unto those husbandmen?
 41They say unto him, He will miserably destroy those wicked men, and will let out his vineyard unto other husbandmen, which shall render him the fruits in their seasons. (Matt. 21:33‑41)
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Luke 10:2• 2Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the laborers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth laborers into his harvest. (Luke 10:2)
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John 4:35‑38• 35Say 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.
 36And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
 37And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
 38I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labor: other men labored, and ye are entered into their labors. (John 4:35‑38)
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1 Cor. 3:6‑9• 6I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.
 7So then neither is he that planteth any thing, neither he that watereth; but God that giveth the increase.
 8Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labor.
 9For we are laborers together with God: ye are God's husbandry, ye are God's building. (1 Cor. 3:6‑9)
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1 Cor. 9:7‑11• 7Who 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?
 8Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?
 9For it is written in the law of Moses, Thou shalt not muzzle the mouth of the ox that treadeth out the corn. Doth God take care for oxen?
 10Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.
 11If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things? (1 Cor. 9:7‑11)
that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
or,labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits.
1 Cor. 9:23• 23And this I do for the gospel's sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you. (1 Cor. 9:23)
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Heb. 10:36• 36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise. (Heb. 10:36)
• It should therefore be remembered, and thereby we should be saved from many disappointments, that now is the time of labor, and that it will be the time of labor until the Lord’s return, and hence that our only concern should be to be found diligent and faithful in our service. The time of partaking of the fruit is future. (“Exposition of 2 Timothy: 2 Timothy 2:1-7” by E. Dennett)
• He must labor first, that he may have a right to enjoy the fruit of his labor. (“2 Timothy 2” by J.N. Darby)
• The tendency of all, and especially of the Lord's servants, is to forget this salutary truth in the intense desire to gather in, and feast upon, the fruit. It should therefore be remembered, and thereby we should be saved from many disappointments, that now is the time of labor, and that it will be the time of labor until the Lord's return, and hence that our only concern should be to be found diligent and faithful in our service. The time of partaking of the fruit is future, and the knowledge of this will encourage our hearts to persevere in service, and all the more in that our enjoyment of the fruit will be in communion with the Lord. (article #86480)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The husbandman must labourf before partaking of the fruits.

JND Translation Notes

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It might be rendered, "The labouring husbandman ought to be the first to partake (as Heb. 6.7) of the fruits." But the sense is that he must work first in order to partake.

W. Kelly Translation

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The labouring husbandman must first partake of the fruits.