2 Timothy 2:3 · KJV
“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”
— 2 Timothy 2:3
And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. {among: or, by}
No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of {this} life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
2 Timothy 2 — Context
Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.
2And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also. {among: or, by}
3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of {this} life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
5And if a man also strive for masteries, {yet} is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
Cross References
Hebrews 12:2-3
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of {our} faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God. {author: or, beginner}
James 1:12
Blessed {is} the man that endureth temptation: for when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, which the Lord hath promised to them that love him.
2 Timothy 4:5
But watch thou in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, make full proof of thy ministry. {make...; or, fulfil}
2 Timothy 1:8
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
Ephesians 6:11-18
Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
Hebrews 10:32
But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
2 Corinthians 10:3-5
For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh:
2 Timothy 2:10
Therefore I endure all things for the elect's sakes, that they may also obtain the salvation which is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.