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2 Timothy 2:5
And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.
2 Timothy 2:5 · Bible in Basic English
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2 Timothy 2:5 in other translations
And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.
Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules.
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In context
2 And the things which I have said to you before a number of witnesses, give to those of the faith, so that they may be teachers of others.
3 Be ready to do without the comforts of life, as one of the army of Christ Jesus.
4 A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.
5 And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.
6 It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.
7 Give thought to what I say; for the Lord will give you wisdom in all things.
8 Keep in mind Jesus Christ, of the seed of David, who came back from the dead, as my good news gives witness:
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