5and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;


In Context

2 and the things that thou didst hear from me through many witnesses, these things be committing to stedfast men, who shall be sufficient also others to teach;

3 thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

4 no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

5 and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;

6 the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;

7 be considering what things I say, for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things.

2 Timothy 2:5 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:5Similarly, if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not receive the victor's crown unless he competes according to the rules.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:5For he also that striveth for the mastery, is not crowned, except he strive lawfully.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5And if also any one contend in the games, he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5And if a man also striveth for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he striveth lawfully.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:5Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn't crowned unless he has competed by the rules.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:5And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.