4. No one serving as a soldier entangles himself in the activities of everyday life, so that he might please the one who enlisted him.
5. Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he is not crowned victorious unless he competes according to the rules.
6. The hard-working farmer ought to receive the first share of the crops.
7. Consider what I am saying, for the Lord will give you understanding in everything.
8. Remember Yeshua the Messiah, raised from the dead, from the seed of David—according to my Good News.
9. For this I suffer hardship as a criminal, even to the point of chains—though the word of God is not chained.
10. Therefore I endure everything for the sake of the chosen, so they might obtain the salvation that is in Messiah Yeshua with eternal glory.
11. Trustworthy is the saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him;
12. if we endure, we will also reign with Him; if we deny Him, He will also deny us;
13. if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.
14. Remind them of these things and solemnly charge them before God not to quarrel about words, which is useless—to the ruin of those who are listening.
15. Make every effort to present yourself before God as tried and true, as an unashamed worker cutting a straight path with the word of truth.
16. But avoid godless chatter, for it will lead to further ungodliness