Be Strong
1 You therefore, my 2:1 Or childson, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 The things which you have heard from me in the presence of many witnesses, entrust these to faithful 2:2 Or menpeople who will be able to teach others also. 3 Suffer hardship with me, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. 4 No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.5 And if someone likewise competes as an athlete, he is not 2:5 I.e., with a wreathcrowned as victor unless he competes according to the rules. 6 The hard-working farmer ought to be the first to receive his share of the crops.
11 The statement is trustworthy:
For if we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
12 If we endure, we will also reign with Him;
If we 2:12 Lit will denydeny Him, He will also deny us;
13 If we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.