2 Timothy 2:3-5 Do thou therefore endure hardships as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

Thomson⁽ⁱ⁾ ³ Do thou therefore endure hardships as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. ⁴ No one going to war entangleth himself with worldly affairs, that he may please him who hath inlisted him. ⁵ And if a man combateth in the public games, he is not crowned, unless he combat according' to the rules prescribed.