📖WEB · 2 Timothy 2:6
What does 2 Timothy 2:6 mean?
"The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops."
— 2 Timothy 2:6 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
You therefore must endure hardship, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules.
The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops.
Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.
Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the offspring of David, according to my Good News,
in which I suffer hardship to the point of chains as a criminal. But God’s word isn’t chained.
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