2 Timothy 2:3-5 You must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

NSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ You must endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. ⁴ No soldier entangles himself in the affairs of this life. That way, he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier. ⁵ If anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules.