II Timothy 2:5
“And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 II Timothy 2:5 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
No athlete is ever awarded the wreath of victory unless they have kept the rules.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn aber auch jemand kämpft, so wird er nicht gekrönt, er habe denn gesetzmäßig gekämpft.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y aun también el que lidia, no es coronado si no lidiare legítimamente.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E, também, se alguém está competindo como atleta, não recebe a coroa se não seguir as regras.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Da mesma maneira, se alguém compete como um atleta, ele não é coroado se não competir segundo as regras.
📖 II Timothy 2:5 in Context
3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
5And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
7Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
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