2 Timothy 2:6
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.”
πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
καρπός
fruits
Expand ↓
καρπός
Fruit, result, outcome. Karpos. I am the vine you are the branches. Apart from Me you can do nothing. Fruit is the evidence of connection. It cannot be manufactured.
tap to close ↑
δεῖ
it is necessary
Expand ↓
δεῖ
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
tap to close ↑
μεταλαμβάνω
to partake;
Expand ↓
μεταλαμβάνω
to participate; genitive case, to accept (and use)
tap to close ↑
κοπιάω
hardworking
Expand ↓
κοπιάω
to feel fatigue; by implication, to work hard
tap to close ↑
γεωργός
farmer
Expand ↓
γεωργός
a land-worker, i.e. farmer
tap to close ↑