2 Timothy 2:6

2 Timothy · New Testament · Chapter 2

“The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.”2 Timothy 2:6

What Does 2 Timothy 2:6 Mean?

2 Timothy 2:6 is found in the book of 2 Timothy, chapter 2, verse 6 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (18)

These passages are connected to 2 Timothy 2:6 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

1 Timothy 5:17“Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine.”Hebrews 10:36“For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.”1 Corinthians 9:7“Who goeth a warfare any time at his own charges? who planteth a vineyard, and eateth not of the fruit thereof? or who feedeth a flock, and eateth not of the milk of the flock?”Proverbs 27:18“Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.”1 Corinthians 3:6“I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase.”Matthew 9:37“Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;”Luke 10:2“Therefore said he unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he would send forth labourers into his harvest.”Luke 10:7“And in the same house remain, eating and drinking such things as they give: for the labourer is worthy of his hire. Go not from house to house.”John 4:35“Say not ye, There are yet four months, and then cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.”1 Corinthians 9:10“Or saith he it altogether for our sakes? For our sakes, no doubt, this is written: that he that ploweth should plow in hope; and that he that thresheth in hope should be partaker of his hope.”1 Corinthians 9:23“And this I do for the gospel’s sake, that I might be partaker thereof with you.”Isaiah 28:24“Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?”Matthew 20:1“For the kingdom of heaven is like unto a man that is an householder, which went out early in the morning to hire labourers into his vineyard.”Matthew 21:33“Hear another parable: There was a certain householder, which planted a vineyard, and hedged it round about, and digged a winepress in it, and built a tower, and let it out to husbandmen, and went into a far country:”1 Thessalonians 5:12“And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;”Matthew 25:16“Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents.”Ezekiel 3:9“As an adamant harder than flint have I made thy forehead: fear them not, neither be dismayed at their looks, though they be a rebellious house.”2 Corinthians 2:17“For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.”

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