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Berean Standard Bible

“The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.”

2 Timothy 2:6

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Paul urges Timothy to endure hardship like a good soldier, an athlete and a farmer. Each picture shows a different side of faithful service.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The hardworking farmer should be the first to partake of the crops.

World English Bible (WEB)

The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops.

King James Version (KJV)

The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

American Standard Version (ASV)

The husbandmen that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

the laboring husbandman cultivator it benefits first of the fruits to partake.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

El labrador, para recibir los frutos, es menester que trabaje primero.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

También el agricultor: trabaja duro para recibir primero parte de la cosecha.

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