2Ti 2:3-5, Phile 13 | JFB | e4.org | 3. Thou therefore endure hardness —The oldest manuscripts have no " Thou therefore, " and read, "Endure hardship with (me)." "Take thy share in suffering" [CONYBEARE and HOWSON ].

‏ 2 Timothy 2:3-5

3. Thou therefore endure hardness—The oldest manuscripts have no "Thou therefore," and read, "Endure hardship with (me)." "Take thy share in suffering" [CONYBEARE and HOWSON].

4. "No one while serving as a soldier."

the affairs of (this) life—"the businesses of life" [ALFORD]; mercantile, or other than military.

him who hath chosen him—the general who at the first enlisted him as a soldier. Paul himself worked at tent-making (Ac 18:3). Therefore what is prohibited here is, not all other save religious occupation, but the becoming entangled, or over-engrossed therewith.

5. And—"Moreover."

strive for masteries—"strive in the games" [ALFORD]; namely, the great national games of Greece.

yet is he not crowned, except—even though he gain the victory.

strive lawfully—observing all the conditions of both the contest (keeping within the bounds of the course and stript of his clothes) and the preparation for it, namely, as to self-denying diet, anointing, exercise, self-restraint, chastity, decorum, &c. (1Co 9:24-27).

‏ 2 Timothy 2:3-5

‏ Philemon 13