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2 Timothy 2:6New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
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6 The hardworking farmer must be the first to partake of the fruits.
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2 Timothy 2:6The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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6 τὸν κοπιῶντα γεωργὸν δεῖ πρῶτον τῶν καρπῶν μεταλαμβάνειν.
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2 Timothy 2:6The Bible in Living English
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6 The hardworking husbandman has to be the first to enjoy a part of the crop.
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2 Timothy 2:6American Standard Version
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6 The husbandmen that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.
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2 Timothy 2:6The Emphasized Bible
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6 The toiling husbandman ought first of the fruits to partake:
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2 Timothy 2:6King James Version
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6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
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2 Timothy Study Notes—Chapter 2New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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The hardworking farmer: In this illustration, the Greek word rendered “hardworking” conveys the idea of “toiling; striving” and may suggest laboring to the point of exhaustion. A farmer had to work relentlessly—sometimes under grueling conditions—if he hoped to reap a good harvest. Timothy likewise had to be diligent and not self-sparing if he wanted to gain God’s approval.—1Co 3:6, 7; Col 1:28, 29; compare study note on 1Ti 4:10.
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