2 Timothy 2:6

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

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  • Heb 10:36 : 36 For, having done what was right in God's eyes, you have need of waiting before his word has effect for you.
  • Isa 28:24-26 : 24 Is the ploughman for ever ploughing? does he not get the earth ready and broken up for the seed? 25 When the face of the earth has been levelled, does he not put in the different sorts of seed, and the grain in lines, and the barley in its place, and the spelt at the edge? 26 For his God is his teacher, giving him the knowledge of these things.
  • Matt 9:37-38 : 37 Then he said to his disciples, There is much grain but not enough men to get it in. 38 Make prayer, then, to the Lord of the grain-fields, that he may send out workers to get in his grain.
  • Matt 20:1 : 1 For the kingdom of heaven is like the master of a house, who went out early in the morning to get workers into his vine-garden.
  • Matt 21:33-41 : 33 Give ear to another story. A master of a house made a vine garden, and put a wall round it, and made a place for crushing out the wine, and made a tower, and let it out to field-workers, and went into another country. 34 And when the time for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the workmen, to get the fruit. 35 And the workmen made an attack on his servants, giving blows to one, putting another to death, and stoning another. 36 Again, he sent other servants more in number than the first: and they did the same to them. 37 But after that he sent his son to them, saying, They will have respect for my son. 38 But when the workmen saw the son, they said among themselves, This is he who will one day be the owner of the property; come, let us put him to death and take his heritage. 39 And they took him and, driving him out of the vine-garden, put him to death. 40 When, then, the lord of the vine-garden comes, what will he do to those workmen? 41 They say to him, He will put those cruel men to a cruel death, and will let out the vine-garden to other workmen, who will give him the fruit when it is ready.
  • Luke 10:2 : 2 And he said to them, There is much grain ready to be cut, but not enough workers: so make prayer to the Lord of the grain-fields that he will send workers to get in the grain.
  • John 4:35-38 : 35 You would say, Four months from now is the time of the grain-cutting. Take a look, I say to you, at the fields; they are even now white for cutting. 36 He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together. 37 In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain. 38 I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.
  • 1 Cor 3:6-9 : 6 I did the planting, Apollos did the watering, but God gave the increase. 7 So then the planter is nothing, and the waterer is nothing; but God who gives the increase. 8 Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work. 9 For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.
  • 1 Cor 9:7-9 : 7 Who ever goes to war without looking to someone to be responsible for his payment? who puts in vines and does not take the fruit of them? or who takes care of sheep without drinking of their milk? 8 Am I talking as a man? does not the law say the same? 9 For it says in the law of Moses, It is not right to keep the ox from taking the grain when he is crushing it. Is it for the oxen that God is giving orders? 10 Or has he us in mind? Yes, it was said for us; because it is right for the ploughman to do his ploughing in hope, and for him who is crushing the grain to do his work hoping for a part in the fruits of it. 11 If we have been planting the things of the Spirit for you, does it seem a great thing for you to give us a part in your things of this world?
  • 1 Cor 9:23 : 23 And I do all things for the cause of the good news, so that I may have a part in it.

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    7So then the planter is nothing, and the waterer is nothing; but God who gives the increase.

    8Now the planter and the waterer are working for the same end: but they will have their separate rewards in the measure of their work.

    9For we are workers with God: you are God's planting, God's building.

  • John 4:36-38
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    36He who does the cutting now has his reward; he is getting together fruit for eternal life, so that he who did the planting and he who gets in the grain may have joy together.

    37In this the saying is a true one, One does the planting, and another gets in the grain.

    38I sent you to get in grain which you had no hand in planting: other men did that work, and you take the reward.

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    10Or has he us in mind? Yes, it was said for us; because it is right for the ploughman to do his ploughing in hope, and for him who is crushing the grain to do his work hoping for a part in the fruits of it.

    11If we have been planting the things of the Spirit for you, does it seem a great thing for you to give us a part in your things of this world?

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    6Or I only and Barnabas, have we no right to take a rest from work?

    7Who ever goes to war without looking to someone to be responsible for his payment? who puts in vines and does not take the fruit of them? or who takes care of sheep without drinking of their milk?

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    17Let rulers whose rule is good be honoured twice over, specially those whose work is preaching and teaching.

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    6Or if any man has made a vine-garden without taking the first-fruits of it, let him go back to his house, so that in the event of his death in the fight, another may not be the first to make use of the fruit.

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    28The earth gives fruit by herself; first the leaf, then the head, then the full grain.

    29But when the grain is ready, he quickly sends men to get it cut, because the time for cutting has come.

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    6But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

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    6But let him who gets teaching in the word give a part in all good things to his teacher.

    7Be not tricked; God is not made sport of: for whatever seed a man puts in, that will he get back as grain.

    8Because he who puts in the seed of the flesh will of the flesh get the reward of death; but he who puts in the seed of the Spirit will of the Spirit get the reward of eternal life.

    9And let us not get tired of well-doing; for at the right time we will get in the grain, if we do not give way to weariness.

  • 2 Tim 2:7
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    7Give thought to what I say; for the Lord will give you wisdom in all things.

  • Jas 5:7
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    7Go on waiting calmly, my brothers, till the coming of the Lord, like the farmer waiting for the good fruit of the earth till the early and late rains have come.

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    26The desire of the working man is working for him, for his need of food is driving him on.

  • 2 Tim 2:15
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    15Let it be your care to get the approval of God, as a workman who has no cause for shame, giving the true word in the right way.

  • Mark 12:2
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    7For a land, drinking in the frequent rain and producing good plants for those for whom it is worked, has a blessing from God:

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    10And he who gives seed for putting into the field and bread for food, will take care of the growth of your seed, at the same time increasing the fruits of your righteousness;

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    11He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

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    1I am the true vine and my Father is the gardener.

    2He takes away every branch in me which has no fruit, and every branch which has fruit he makes clean, so that it may have more fruit.

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    34And when the time for the fruit came near, he sent his servants to the workmen, to get the fruit.

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    24Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.

    25And every man who takes part in the sports has self-control in all things. Now they do it to get a crown which is of this world, but we for an eternal crown.

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    58For this cause, my dear brothers, be strong in purpose and unmoved, ever giving yourselves to the work of the Lord, because you are certain that your work is not without effect in the Lord.

  • Ps 129:7
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    7He who gets in the grain has no use for it; and they do not make bands of it for the grain-stems.

  • 2 Pet 1:8
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    8For if you have these things in good measure, they will make you fertile and full of fruit in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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    18Whoever keeps a fig-tree will have its fruit; and the servant waiting on his master will be honoured.

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    44For every tree is judged by its fruit. Men do not get figs from thorns, or grapes from blackberry plants.

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    3For six years put seed into your land, and for six years give care to your vines and get in the produce of them;

  • Gal 6:4
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    4But let every man make test of his work, and then will his cause for glory be in himself only, and not in his neighbour.

  • 1 Cor 3:14
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    14If any man's work comes through the test, he will have a reward.

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    9Give honour to the Lord with your wealth, and with the first-fruits of all your increase:

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    16The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.

  • 2 Thess 3:10
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    10For even when we were with you we gave you orders, saying, If any man does no work, let him not have food.

  • Isa 18:5
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    5For before the time of getting in the grapes, after the opening of the bud, when the flower has become a grape ready for crushing, he will take away the small branches with knives, cutting down and taking away the wide-stretching branches.

  • Eccl 3:9
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    9What profit has the worker in the work which he does?

  • Ps 107:37
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    37And put seed in the fields and make vine-gardens, to give them fruit.

  • Rom 2:6
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    6Who will give to every man his right reward: