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The husbandman that laboreth (τὸν κοπιῶντα γεωργὸν)
The verb implies hard, wearisome toil. See on 1Th 1:3; see on 1Th 5:12. Γεωργός husbandman, only here in Pastorals. oP. See on Joh 15:1.
Must be first partaker (δεῖ πρῶτον - μεταλαμβάνειν)
Better, Must be the first to partake. His is the first right to the fruits of his labor in the gospel. The writer seems to have in his eye 1Co 9:7, where there is a similar association of military service and farming to illustrate the principle that they who proclaim the gospel should live of the gospel. Μεταλαμβάνειν to partake, oP, and only here in Pastorals. Paul uses μετέχειν. See 1Co 9:10, 1Co 9:12; 1Co 10:17, 1Co 10:21, 1Co 10:30.