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3 You therefore endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4 No one serving as a soldier entangles himself in the affairs of civilian life, in order that he may please the one having enlisted him.
5 And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
6 It is necessary for the hard-working farmer to be first to receive of the fruits.
7 Consider the things I say, and may the Lord give you understanding in all things.
8 Remember that Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, was raised from the dead according to my gospel,
9 in which I endure hardship unto chains as an evildoer; but the word of God is not chained.
10 Because of this, I endure all things for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.