2 Timothy 2:1-12 ▼

1 You, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace that [is] in Christ Jesus,

2 and the things that you heard from me through many witnesses, be committing these things to steadfast men, who will also be sufficient to teach others;

3 you, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

4 no one serving as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, that he may please him who enlisted him;

5 and if anyone also may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;

6 it is first necessary [for] the laboring farmer to partake of the fruits;

7 be considering what things I say, for the LORD gives to you understanding in all things.

8 Remember Jesus Christ, raised out of the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,

9 in which I suffer evil—to bonds, as an evildoer, but the word of God has not been bound;

10 because of this I endure all things, because of the chosen ones, that they also may obtain salvation that [is] in Christ Jesus, with perpetual glory.

11 The word [is] steadfast: For if we died together—we will also live together;

12 if we endure together—we will also reign together; if we deny [Him], He will also deny us;