2 Timothy 2:3-5

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

³ Take [with me] your share of the hardships and suffering [which you are called to endure] as a good (first-class) soldier of Christ Jesus.

⁴ No soldier when in service gets entangled in the enterprises of [civilian] life; his aim is to satisfy and please the one who enlisted him.

⁵ And if anyone enters competitive games, he is not crowned unless he competes lawfully (fairly, according to the rules laid down).