2 Timothy 2:5
Similarly athletes who compete in the games don't win a prize if they don't keep to the rules.
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
In Context
6The farmer that does all the hard work should be the first to benefit from the crop.
Cross References
Luke 13:24“Try very hard to enter the narrow doorway, because I tell you that many will try to go in, and won't succeed.
Philippians 1:15Yes, some speak out of jealousy and rivalry. However, there are those who speak from good motives.
2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept my trust in God.
Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, for a little while placed a little lower than the angels, through the suffering of death crowned with glory and honor. Through God's grace Jesus experienced death for everyone.
James 1:12Happy is anyone who patiently endures temptation, for when they've proved that they are trustworthy, they will receive the crown of life which God promises to those who love him.
Revelation 2:10Don't be afraid about what you are going to suffer. Yes, the devil will throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Just remain faithful, even if it means death, and I will give you the crown of life!
Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 2:2-8
Ministerial Fortitude. ( a. d. 66.) 1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 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. 3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 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. 5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned,… Read the whole commentary →