2 Timothy 2:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.”
2 Timothy 2:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
2 Timothy 2:5 in 6 Bible Translations
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2 Timothy 2:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules.”
2 Timothy 2:5 — World English Bible
2 Timothy 2:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully. ”
2 Timothy 2:5 — American Standard Version
2 Timothy 2:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;”
2 Timothy 2:5 — Young's Literal Translation
2 Timothy 2:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And if also any one contend [in the games], he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully. ”
2 Timothy 2:5 — Darby Translation
2 Timothy 2:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And if any man also striue for a Masterie, he is not crowned, except he striue as he ought to doe.”
2 Timothy 2:5 — Geneva Bible
2 Timothy 2:5 in Context — 2 Timothy 2
3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
6 The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
7 Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
What Does 2 Timothy 2:5 Mean?
2 Timothy 2:5 is a verse from the Book of 2 Timothy, part of the New Testament. It appears in 2 Timothy chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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