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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•  (Isa. 28:24‑26)
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Matt. 9:37‑38• 37{i}Then saith he to his disciples, The harvest [is] great and the workmen [are] few;{/i}
 38{i}supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he send forth workmen unto his harvest.{/i} (Matt. 9:37‑38)
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Matt. 20:1• 1For the kingdom of the heavens is like a householder which went out early in the morning to hire labourers for his vineyard; (Matt. 20:1)
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Matt. 21:33‑41• 33Hear another parable: There was a householder who planted a vineyard, and made a fence round it, and dug a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and left the country.
 34But when the season of the fruits drew near, he sent his bondmen to the husbandmen to receive his fruits.
 35And the husbandmen took his bondmen, and beat one and killed another and stoned another.
 36Again he sent other bondmen more than the first, and they did to them likewise.
 37And afterward he sent to them his son, saying, They will feel respect for my son.
 38But the husbandmen, when they saw the son, said among themselves, This is the heir: come, let us kill him, and get his inheritance.
 39And they took and cast him forth out of the vineyard and killed [him].
 40When therefore the lord of the vineyard shall come, what will he do to these husbandmen?
 41They say to him, He will wretchedly destroy those wretches, and let out the vineyard to other husbandmen who shall render him the fruits in their season. (Matt. 21:33‑41)
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Luke 10:2• 2{i}And he said to them,{/i} The harvest indeed [is] great, but the workmen few, supplicate therefore the Lord of the harvest {i}that he may send out workmen into his harvest.{/i} (Luke 10:2)
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John 4:35‑38• 35Do not ye say that there are yet four months and the harvest cometh? Lo, I say to you, Lift up your eyes, and behold the fields, for they are white unto harvest already.
 36He that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal, that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.
 37For in this is the saying true, It is one that soweth and another that reapeth.
 38I sent you to reap that on which ye have not toiled: others have toiled, and ye have entered into their toil. (John 4:35‑38)
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1 Cor. 3:6‑9• 6I planted, Apollos watered, but God gave the increase.
 7So that neither he that planteth is anything, nor he that watereth, but God that giveth the increase.
 8And he that planteth and he that watereth are one thing; but each shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.
 9For we are God's fellow-workmen; ye are God's tillage, God's building. (1 Cor. 3:6‑9)
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1 Cor. 9:7‑11• 7Who ever serveth in war at his own charges? Who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of its fruit? or who tendeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?
 8Do I speak these things as a man, or doth not the law also say these things?
 9For in the law of Moses it is written, Thou shalt not muzzle an ox while treading out corn. Is it for the oxen that God careth,
 10or doth he say it altogether on our account? For it was written on our account, because the plougher ought to plough in hope, and the thresher in hope of partaking.
 11If we sowed for you the 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 all things I do for the sake of the gospel, that I may become a fellow-partaker of it. (1 Cor. 9:23)
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Heb. 10:36• 36For ye have need of endurance, that having done the will of God ye may 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.