2 Timothy 2:4
A soldier on active service, to please his superior officer, always avoids entangling himself in the affairs of ordinary life.
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3Share hardships with me, as a true soldier of Christ Jesus.
5No athlete is ever awarded the wreath of victory unless they have kept the rules.
Cross References
Luke 9:59To another man Jesus said, “Follow me.” “Let me first go and bury my father,” said the man.
1 Corinthians 9:25Every athlete exercises self-restraint in everything; they, indeed, for a crown that fades, we for one that is unfading.
1 Thessalonians 2:4But, having been found worthy by God to be entrusted with the good news, therefore we tell it; with a view to please, not people, but God who proves our hearts.
2 Timothy 4:10for Demas, in his love for the world, has deserted me. He has gone to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
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 →