2 Timothy 2:3-7

Modern English Version

³ Endure hard times as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. ⁴ No soldier on active duty entangles himself with civilian affairs, that he may please the enlisting officer. ⁵ Anyone who competes as an athlete is not rewarded without competing legally. ⁶ The farmer who labors should be first to partake of the crops. ⁷ Consider what I am saying, and may the Lord grant you understanding in all things.