New English Translation

2 Timothy 2:2-5 New English Translation (NET)

2. And entrust what you heard me say in the presence of many others as witnesses to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.

3. Take your share of suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

4. No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.

5. Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he will not be crowned as the winner unless he competes according to the rules.