2 Timothy 2:3-6 You therefore are to endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

WPNT⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ You therefore are to endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. ⁴ No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; he wants to please the one who enlisted him. ⁵ Further, if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules ⁶ —the hardworking farmer should be the first to receive of the fruits.