the Week of Christ the King / Proper 29 / Ordinary 34
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2 Timothy 2:6
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The farmer who works hard deserves the first part of the harvest.
It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
The husbandma that laboreth must fyrst receave of the frutes.
The farmers who labor must be the first to get a share of the crops.
The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops.
The farmer who works hard should be the first person to get some of the food that was grown.
The husbandmen that labors must be the first to partake of the fruits.
The husbandman that laboreth must be first partaker of the fruits.
It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
The farmers who labor must be the first to get a share of the crops.
The husbandman, that laboureth first, must be partaker of the fruits.
The harvestman who labours in the field must be the first to get a share of the crop.
It bihoueth an erthetiliere to resseyue first of the fruytis.
The husbandman that laboureth must be the first to partake of the fruits.
The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive his share of the crops.
And farmers who work hard are the first to eat what grows in their field.
The hard-working farmer [who labors to produce crops] ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops.
The husbandman that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.
It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.
The farmer who has done the hard work should be the first to receive a share of the harvest.
The husbandman must labour before partaking of the fruits.
It becometh the husbandman who laboureth that he should first eat of his fruits.
The husbandman who laboreth, ought first to feed on his fruits.
The husbandman that laboureth, must bee first partaker of the fruites.
And hardworking farmers should be the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor.
A hard-working farmer should receive first some of what he gathers from the field.
It is the farmer who does the work who ought to have the first share of the crops.
The husbandman must labour before he receiue the fruites.
The husbandman who labors should be the first to be sustained by the fruits.
The toiling husbandman, ought, first, of the fruits, to partake:
The husbandman that laboureth must first partake of the fruits.
The labouryng husbandman, must first be partaker of the fruites.
The farmer who has done the hard work should have the first share of the harvest.
The hardworking farmer ought to be the first to get a share of the crops.
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
The farmer who works hard must be the first to receive a share of the crops.
It is right for the laboring farmer to partake first of the fruits.
the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;
The hussbandman that laboureth, must first enioye the frutes.
the labourer must work before he can obtain his reward.
The farmer who works hard ought to have the first share of the crops.
The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.
Ranchers should enjoy a good steak they worked so hard to give others.
The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops.
The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
husbandman: Isaiah 28:24-26, Matthew 9:37, Matthew 9:38, Matthew 20:1, Matthew 21:33-41, Luke 10:2, John 4:35-38, 1 Corinthians 3:6-9, 1 Corinthians 9:7-11
that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits: or, labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits, 1 Corinthians 9:23, Hebrews 10:36
Reciprocal: Ezekiel 3:9 - fear Matthew 25:16 - went Luke 10:7 - for 1 Corinthians 9:10 - that ploweth 2 Corinthians 2:17 - which 1 Thessalonians 5:12 - labour 1 Timothy 5:17 - labour
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The husbandman that laboureth,.... In manuring his ground, in ploughing, in sowing, in weeding, in reaping, c.
must be first partaker of the fruits of his labour, before others; and the design may be to observe that the ministers of the word ought first to be partakers of the grace of God, the fruits of the Spirit, and of the Gospel, and rightly and spiritually understand it, before they preach it to others; or that such who labour in the word and doctrine, ought in the first place to be taken care of, and have a sufficient maintenance provided for them, 1 Corinthians 9:7 or that as they shall have in the first place some seals and fruits of their ministry, in the conversion of souls, so they shall shine in the kingdom of heaven as the brightness of the firmament, and as the stars for ever and ever. Though the words may be rendered, and which seems more agreeable to the context, and to the apostle's argument, "the husbandman must first labour before he partakes of the fruits"; so a minister of the Gospel must first labour, and endure hardships in this life, before he sits down in the kingdom of heaven, and takes his rest, and enjoys the crown of glory, which fades not away, which the chief Shepherd shall give unto him.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The 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 (δει 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 “first” is introduced in connection with the word “labour” - “labouring first, must be partaker.” That is, it is a great law that the husbandman must work before be receives a harvest. This sense will accord with the purpose of the apostle. It was to remind Timothy that labor must precede reward; that if a man would reap, he must sow; that he could hope for no fruits, unless he toiled for them. The point was not that the husbandman would be the first one who would partake of the fruits; but that he must first labor before he obtained the reward. Thus understood, this would be an encouragement to Timothy to persevere in his toils, looking onward to the reward. The Greek will bear this construction, though it is not the most obvious one.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 6. The 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 labour in the spiritual vineyard, and labour too under the eye and according to the direction of his Master, before he can expect that crown of righteousness that fadeth not away.
