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2 Timothy 2:4-6
English Standard Version Anglicised
2 Timothy 2:4-6
English Standard Version Anglicised
4 No soldier (A)gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him. 5 (B)An athlete is not (C)crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 It is (D)the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops.
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2 Timothy 2:4-6
New International Version
2 Timothy 2:4-6
New International Version
4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. 5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown(A) except by competing according to the rules. 6 The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.(B)
2 Timothy 2:4-6
King James Version
2 Timothy 2:4-6
King James Version
4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
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