2 Timothy 2:1-7 - Exhortation To Be Strong In Grace
1 You, therefore, my child, be strong in the grace [that is] in Christ Jesus, 2 and [the things] which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these [things] to faithful people who will be competent to teach others also.
3 Suffer together with [me] as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No one who serves as a soldier is entangled in the activities of [everyday] life, so that he may please the one who enlisted [him]. 5 And also if anyone competes he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. 6 The farmer who works hard must [be] the first to receive a share of the crops. 7 Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will grant you understanding in all [these things].