2 Timothy 2:5
King James Version
“And if a man also strive for masteries, is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.”
Context
2And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
5And if a man also strive for masteries, is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
7Consider what I say; and the Lord give thee understanding in all things.
8Remember that Jesus Christ of the seed of David was raised from the dead according to my gospel: