2 Timothy 2:5 · KJV
“And if a man also strive for masteries, {yet} is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.”
— 2 Timothy 2:5
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.
The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. {that...: or, labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits}
2 Timothy 2 — Context
Thou 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.
6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits. {that...: or, labouring first, must be partaker of the fruits}
7Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
Cross References
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Know ye not that they which run in a race run all, but one receiveth the prize? So run, that ye may obtain.
Revelation 3:11
Behold, I come quickly: hold that fast which thou hast, that no man take thy crown.
2 Timothy 4:7-8
I have fought a good fight, I have finished {my} course, I have kept the faith:
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.
Colossians 1:29
Whereunto I also labour, striving according to his working, which worketh in me mightily.
Luke 13:24
Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
Philippians 1:15
Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife; and some also of good will:
Hebrews 2:7
Thou madest him a little lower than the angels; thou crownedst him with glory and honour, and didst set him over the works of thy hands: {lower...: or, while inferior to}