2 Timothy 2:5 — Meaning and Application

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“And if a man also strive for masteries, {yet} is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.”

2 Timothy 2:5

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Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

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.

And if a man also strive for masteries, {yet} is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. {that...: or, labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits}

Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.

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2 Timothy 2:1

"Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus."

2 Timothy 2:2

"And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. {among: or, by}"

2 Timothy 2:3

"Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ."

2 Timothy 2:4

"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."

2 Timothy 2:6

"The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. {that...: or, labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits}"

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