4. No one serving as a soldier gets involved in the affairs of this life, in order to please only him who enlisted him as a soldier.
5. And if anyone competes in a game, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
6. The hard-working farmer ought to be first to receive his share of the crops.
7. Think over what I say, for the Master shall give you understanding into all this.
8. Remember that יהושע Messiah, of the seed of Dawiḏ, was raised from the dead according to my Good News,
9. for which I suffer hardship, as a criminal, unto chains, but the Word of Elohim is not chained.
10. So I endure through it all for the sake of the chosen, so that they too obtain deliverance which is in Messiah יהושע with everlasting esteem.
11. Trustworthy is the word: For if we died with Him, we shall also live with Him.
12. If we endure, we shall also reign with Him. If we deny Him, He also shall deny us.
13. If we are not trustworthy, He remains trustworthy, it is impossible for Him to deny Himself.
14. Remind them of this, earnestly witnessing before the Master, not to wage verbal battles – which is useless – to the overthrowing of the hearers.
15. Do your utmost to present yourself approved to Elohim, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly handling the Word of Truth.
16. But keep away from profane, empty babblings, for they go on to more wickedness,
17. and their word shall eat its way like gangrene. Humenaios and Philetos are of this sort,
18. who have missed the goal concerning the truth, saying that the resurrection has already taken place, and overthrow the belief of some.