2 Timothy 2:5
And if a man contend in the public games, he is not crowned victor, unless he contend according to the laws.
Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament
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 husbandman who toils is the first who ought to partake of the fruits.
Cross References
Luke 13:24Exert all your powers to enter through the strait gate: for many, I tell you, will seek to enter, but will not be able.
Philippians 1:15Some indeed do it in a spirit of envy and strife; but some also preach Christ with cordial good-will:
2 Timothy 4:7I have struggled hard in the honourable contest, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith:
Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus for a little while made lower than angels, by the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour, that, by the grace of God, he might taste of death for every one.
James 1:12Blessed is the man who patiently supports temptation: for when he is proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to those who love him.
Revelation 2:10Fear nothing from the things which thou shalt suffer: lo! the devil will cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have a ten day’s tribulation: be thou faithful until death, and I will give thee a 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 →