4aNo one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.
5 And also aif anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
6 The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.
7 Consider what I say, and1 may the Lord agive you understanding in all things.
8 Remember that Jesus Christ, aof the seed of David, bwas raised from the dead caccording to my gospel,
9afor which I suffer trouble as an evildoer, beven to the point of chains; cbut the word of God is not chained.
10 Therefore aI endure all things for the sake of the1 elect, bthat they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11Thisis a faithful saying: For aif we died with Him, We shall also live with Him.
12aIf we endure, We shall also reign with Him. bIf we deny Him, He also will deny us.
13 If we are faithless, He remains faithful; He acannot deny Himself.
Approved and Disapproved Workers
14 Remind them of these things, acharging them before the Lord not to1 strive about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.
15aBe diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
16 But shun profane and1 idle babblings, for they will2 increase to more ungodliness.
17 And their message will spread like cancer. aHymenaeus and Philetus are of this sort,
18 who have strayed concerning the truth, asaying that the resurrection is already past; and they overthrow the faith of some.
19 Nevertheless athe solid foundation of God stands, having this seal: “The Lord bknows those who are His,” and, “Let everyone who names the name of1 Christ depart from iniquity.”
20 But in a great house there are not only avessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor.
II Timothy 2:6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. The farmer has the first right to the fruits. Three illustrations, that of the soldier, the athlete, and the farmer are here given (II Timothy 2:4-6). They all bear on the life of Timothy. "All three must deny themselves and suffer, in order to receive the reward. The soldier denies himself the world; the athlete obeys rigid laws; the husbandman labors and waits for a reward. So you must be content to deny yourself, to suffer, and to wait for your reward.'
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