2 Timothy 2:5
and if anyone also may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;
Literal Standard 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
6it is first necessary [for] the laboring farmer to partake of the fruits;
Cross References
Luke 13:24“Be striving to go in through the straight gate, because many, I say to you, will seek to go in, and will not be able;
Philippians 1:15Certain, indeed, even through envy and contention, and certain also through goodwill, preach the Christ;
2 Timothy 4:7I have striven the good strife, I have finished the course, I have kept the faith;
Hebrews 2:9and we see Him who was made [a] little less than messengers—Jesus—because of the suffering of death, having been crowned with glory and honor, that by the grace of God He might taste of death for everyone.
James 1:12Blessed [is] the man who endures temptation, because, becoming approved, he will receive the garland of life, which the LORD promised to those loving Him.
Revelation 2:10Do not be afraid of the things that you are about to suffer; behold, the Devil is about to cast [some] of you into prison, that you may be tried, and you will have tribulation ten days; become faithful to death, and I will give to you the garland 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 →