2 Timothy 2:6

Plain English Version

And I will use another picture story, about a gardener. He works hard, and then he is the first person to eat the food he grows in the garden. Well, like that gardener, if you work hard for God, he will quickly pay you.

Cross References

Matthew 20:1

Jesus said to his followers, “This picture story is about the people that will be in God’s family. There was a man that owned a garden, and he wanted some work-men to get a job finished in one day. So he went out early in the morning, to the place in the town where men waited around looking for a job.

1 Corinthians 9:23

I do all these things so that I can help more people hear the good news about Jesus Christ, so that I can be happy, together with all the people that believe in Jesus.

2 Timothy 2:7

Now think about those things that I just told you, and Jesus, our leader, will help you to properly understand them all.