2 Timothy 2:3-7

Amplified Bible

³Take with me your share of hardship [passing through the difficulties which you are called to endure], like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. ⁴No soldier in active service gets entangled in the [ordinary business] affairs of civilian life; [he avoids them] so that he may please the one who enlisted him to serve. ⁵And if anyone competes as an athlete [in competitive games], he is not crowned [with the wreath of victory] unless he competes according to the rules. ⁶The hard-working farmer [who labors to produce crops] ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops. ⁷Think over the things I am saying [grasp their application], for the Lord will grant you insight and understanding in everything.

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2 Timothy 2:3-7

New American Standard Bible

³^(A)Suffer hardship with me, as a good ^(B)soldier of ^(C)Christ Jesus. ⁴No soldier in active service ^(D)entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him. ⁵And if someone likewise ^(E)competes as an athlete, he is not ^[a]crowned as victor unless he competes according to the rules. ⁶^(F)The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops. ⁷Consider what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.

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Footnotes

2 Timothy 2:5 I.e., with a wreath

2 Timothy 2:3-7

New International Version

³Join with me in suffering,^(A) like a good soldier^(B) of Christ Jesus. ⁴No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer. ⁵Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown^(C) except by competing according to the rules. ⁶The hardworking farmer should be the first to receive a share of the crops.^(D) ⁷Reflect on what I am saying, for the Lord will give you insight into all this.