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3 Join me in suffering like a good soldier of the Messiah Jesus.
4 No one serving in the military gets mixed up in civilian matters, for his aim is to please his commanding officer.
5 Moreover, no one who is an athlete wins a prize unless he competes according to the rules.
6 Furthermore, it is the hard working farmer who should have the first share of the crops.
7 Think about what I am saying. The Lord will help you to understand all these things.
8 Meditate on Jesus, the Messiah, who was raised from the dead and is a descendant of David. This is the gospel I tell others. 9 Because of it I am experiencing trouble, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. However, God’s word is not chained. 10 For that reason, I endure everything for the sake of those who have been chosen so that they, too, may receive the salvation that is in the Messiah Jesus, along with eternal glory.
8 Meditate on Jesus, the Messiah, who was raised from the dead and is a descendant of David. This is the gospel I tell others. 9 Because of it I am experiencing trouble, even to the point of being chained like a criminal. However, God’s word is not chained. 10 For that reason, I endure everything for the sake of those who have been chosen so that they, too, may receive the salvation that is in the Messiah Jesus, along with eternal glory.