2 Timothy 2:5

For he that fighteth in a battle, shall not be crowned, [no] but he fight lawfully.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

In Context

4No man holding knighthood to God, [en] wrappeth himself with worldly needs, (so) that he please to him, to whom he hath proved himself.

6It behooveth an earth-tiller to receive (the) first of the fruits.

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Cross References

Luke 13:24Strive ye to enter by the strait gate (or Strive to enter by the narrow gate); for I say to you, many seek to enter [in], and they shall not be able (to).

Philippians 1:15But some for envy and strife, some for good will, preach Christ; (But some out of envy and strife, and some out of good will, preach the Messiah;)

2 Timothy 4:7I have striven a good strife (or I have fought a good fight), I have ended the course, I have kept the faith.

Hebrews 2:9but we see him that was made a little less than (the) angels, Jesus, for the passion of death (or through the suffering of death), crowned with glory and honour, (so) that he through [the] grace of God should taste death for all men.

James 1:12Blessed is the man, that suffereth temptation, (or Happy is the man, who undergoeth testing); for when he shall be proved, he shall receive the crown of life, which God promised to men that love him.

Revelation 2:10Dread thou nothing of these things, which thou shalt suffer. Lo! the devil shall send some of you into prison, that ye be tempted [or that ye be proved]; and ye shall have tribulation (for) ten days. Be thou faithful to the death, and (then) I shall give to thee a crown of life. (Fear none of the things, which thou shalt suffer. Behold! the Devil shall send some of you into prison, so that ye can be tested; and ye shall suffer for ten days. But be faithful unto death, and then I shall 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 →

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