2 Timothy 2:2-8
2:2 And entrust what you heard me say
in the presence of many others as witnesses
to faithful people
who will be competent
to teach others as well.
2:3 Take your share of suffering
as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
2:4 No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please
the one who recruited him.
2:5 Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner
unless he competes according to the rules.
2:6 The farmer who works hard ought to have the first share of the crops.
2:7 Think about what I am saying and
the Lord will give you understanding of all this.
2:8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised from the dead, a descendant of David; such is my gospel,