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2 Timothy 2:5 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules. "

2 Timothy 2:5

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3 You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

4 No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

5 Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules.

6 The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops.

7 Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.

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From This Chapter

2 Timothy 2:1

"You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus."

2 Timothy 2:2

"The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same things to faithful men who will be able to teach others also."

2 Timothy 2:3

"You therefore must endure hardship as a good soldier of Christ Jesus."

2 Timothy 2:4

"No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier."

2 Timothy 2:6

"The farmer who labors must be the first to get a share of the crops."

2 Timothy 2:7

"Consider what I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things."

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