2 Timothy 2:3-10

Sawyer(i) 3 Endure evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 4 No one who serves as a soldier is involved in the business of life, that he may please him who has employed him as a soldier. 5 And if a man contends as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he contends lawfully. 6 The husbandman who labors must first partake of the fruits of the earth. 7 Consider what I say; for the Lord shall give you understanding in all things. 8 (1:6) Remember Jesus Christ raised from the dead, a descendant of David, according to my gospel, 9 in which I suffer even to chains as an evil doer; but the word of God is not bound. 10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect, that they may obtain the salvation in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.