2 Timothy 2:5–6

5 And lif a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not llcrowned, except he strive lawfully. 6 m ||The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — The New International Version (NIV)

5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — English Standard Version (ESV)

5 An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — New Living Translation (NLT)

5 And athletes cannot win the prize unless they follow the rules. 6 And hardworking farmers should be the first to enjoy the fruit of their labor.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

5 And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — New Century Version (NCV)

5 Also an athlete who takes part in a contest must obey all the rules in order to win. 6 The farmer who works hard should be the first person to get some of the food that was grown.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — American Standard Version (ASV)

5 And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully. 6 The husbandman that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

5 And if also any one contend in the games, he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully. 6 The husbandman must labour before partaking of the fruits.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

5 Whoever enters an athletic competition wins the prize only when playing by the rules. 6 A hard-working farmer should have the first share of the crops.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

5 Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer ought to be the first to get a share of the crops.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

5 And in the case of an athlete, no one is crowned without competing according to the rules. 6 It is the farmer who does the work who ought to have the first share of the crops.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

5 And also if anyone competes he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 The farmer who works hard must be the first to receive a share of the crops.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

5 In the same way, anyone who takes part in a sport doesn’t receive the winner’s crown unless he plays by the rules. 6 The farmer who works hard should be the first to receive a share of the crops.

2 Timothy 2:5–6 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

5 Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules.

6 The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops.

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l	So 1 Cor. 9:25, 26.
ll	Comp. ch. 4:8.
m	So 1 Cor. 9:10. Heb. 6:7. Comp. Ecclus. 6:19.
\|\|	Or, The husbandman, labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits.