Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules.
New American Standard Bible
Also if anyone
King James Version
And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
Holman Bible
Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
International Standard Version
Moreover, no one who is an athlete wins a prize unless he competes according to the rules.
A Conservative Version
And also if any man competes, he is not crowned unless he competes lawfully.
American Standard Version
And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.
Amplified
And if anyone competes as an athlete [in competitive games], he is not crowned [with the wreath of victory] unless he competes according to the rules.
An Understandable Version
And if a person competes as an athlete, he is not awarded the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules.
Anderson New Testament
And if any one also contend in the public games, he is not crowned, unless he contend according to the laws.
Common New Testament
Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules.
Daniel Mace New Testament
a combatant does not receive the crown, unless he has observ'd the laws of the games.
Darby Translation
And if also any one contend in the games, he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully.
Godbey New Testament
But if indeed any one may fight, he is not crowned unless he may fight lawfully.
Goodspeed New Testament
No one who competes in the games is awarded a crown unless he obeys the rules.
John Wesley New Testament
And if a man strive, he is not crowned, unless he strive lawfully.
Julia Smith Translation
And also if any contend for a prize, he is not crowned, except he contend for a prize lawfully.
King James 2000
And if a man also competes as an athlete, yet is he not crowned, unless he strives lawfully.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And also if anyone competes he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
Modern King James verseion
And also if anyone competes, he is not crowned unless he competes lawfully.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And though a man strive for a mastery, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
Moffatt New Testament
Again, a competitor in the games is not crowned unless he observes the rules.
Montgomery New Testament
And again, an athlete is not crowned unless he obeys the rules of the game.
NET Bible
Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner unless he competes according to the rules.
New Heart English Bible
Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he has competed by the rules.
Noyes New Testament
And if a man contendeth in the games, he is not crowned, unless he contendeth lawfully.
Sawyer New Testament
And if a man contends as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he contends lawfully.
The Emphasized Bible
If, moreover, any man, contend even in the games, he is not crowned, unless, lawfully, he contend;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And if a man contend in the public games, he is not crowned victor, unless he contend according to the laws.
Twentieth Century New Testament
No athlete is ever awarded the wreath of victory unless he has kept the rules.
Webster
And if a man also striveth for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he striveth lawfully.
Weymouth New Testament
And if any one takes part in an athletic contest, he gets no prize unless he obeys the rules.
Williams New Testament
No contestant in the games is crowned, unless he competes according to the rules.
World English Bible
Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn't crowned unless he has competed by the rules.
Worrell New Testament
And, if also one contends in the games, he is not crowned, unless he contends lawfully.
Worsley New Testament
And if any one contend in the public games, he gains not the crown unless he contend fairly.
Youngs Literal Translation
and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;
Themes
Righteous » Compared with » Wrestlers
The Roman empire » Allusions to grecian game adapted by » Rules observed in conducting
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Timothy 2:5
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Verse Info
Context Readings
Exhortation To Be Strong In Grace
4 A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army. 5 And if a man takes part in a competition he does not get the crown if he has not kept the rules. 6 It is right for the worker in the fields to be the first to take of the fruit.
Phrases
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Cross References
Luke 13:24
Do your best to go in by the narrow door, for I say to you, A number will make the attempt to go in, but will not be able to do so.
1 Corinthians 9:24-27
Do you not see that in a running competition all take part, but only one gets the reward? So let your minds be fixed on the reward.
Philippians 1:15
Though some are preaching Christ out of envy and competition, others do it out of a good heart:
Colossians 1:29
And for this purpose I am working, using all my strength by the help of his power which is working in me strongly.
2 Timothy 4:7-8
I have made a good fight, I have come to the end of my journey, I have kept the faith:
Hebrews 2:7
You made him a little lower than the angels; you gave him a crown of glory and honour, and made him ruler over all the works of your hands:
Hebrews 2:9
But we see him who was made a little lower than the angels, even Jesus, crowned with glory and honour, because he let himself be put to death so that by the grace of God he might undergo death for all men.
Hebrews 12:4
Till now you have not given your blood in your fight against sin:
James 1:12
There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.
1 Peter 5:4
And at the coming of the chief Keeper of the sheep, you will be given the eternal crown of glory.
Revelation 2:10
Have no fear of the things which you will have to undergo: see, the Evil One will send some of you into prison, so that you may be put to the test; and you will have great trouble for ten days. Be true till death, and I will give you the crown of life.
Revelation 3:11
I come quickly: keep that which you have, so that no one may take your crown.
Revelation 4:4
And round about the high seat were four and twenty seats: and on them I saw four and twenty rulers seated, clothed in white robes; and on their heads crowns of gold.
Revelation 4:10
The four and twenty rulers go down on their faces before him who is seated on the high seat, and give worship to him who is living for ever and ever, and take off their crowns before the high seat, saying,