2 Timothy 2:5-11
English Standard Version
Chapter 2
5An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. 7Think over what I say, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
8Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, the offspring of David, as preached in my gospel,
9for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. But the word of God is not bound!
10Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the elect, that they also may obtain the salvation that is in Christ Jesus with eternal glory.
11The saying is trustworthy, for: If we have died with him, we will also live with him;
