Verse Comparison: 2 Timothy 2:5
American Standard Version
And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowded, except he have contended lawfully.
Amplified® Bible
And if anyone enters competitive games, he is not crowned unless he competes lawfully (fairly, according to the rules laid down).
Contemporary English Version
No one wins an athletic contest without obeying the rules.
Darby English Version
And if also any one contend [in the games], he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully.
Good News Bible
An athlete who runs in a race cannot win the prize unless he obeys the rules.
International Standard Version
Moreover, no one who is an athlete wins a prize unless he competes according to the rules.
King James Version
And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
New American Standard Bible
Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules.
New International Version
Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules.
New King James Version
And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules.
Young's Literal Translation
and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;
