2 Timothy 2:5
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.”
Read 2 Timothy 2:5 in the flow of 2 Timothy2 for its full sense, then follow the cross-references below to the passages that echo it. Open 2 Timothy2 to see the surrounding context.
“Likewise, a competitor does not receive the crown unless he competes according to the rules.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 2 Timothy 2:5 — 14 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Luke 13:24“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
- 1 Corinthians 9:24Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way as to take the prize.
- Philippians 1:15It is true that some preach Christ out of envy and rivalry, but others out of goodwill.
- Colossians 1:29To this end I also labor, striving with all His energy working powerfully within me.
- 2 Timothy 4:7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
- Hebrews 2:7You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor
- Hebrews 2:9But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels, now crowned with glory and honor because He suffered death, so that by the grace of God He might taste death for everyone.
- Hebrews 12:4In your struggle against sin, you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding your blood.
- James 1:12Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
- 1 Peter 5:4And when the Chief Shepherd appears, you will receive the crown of glory that will never fade away.
- Revelation 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.
- Revelation 3:11I am coming soon. Hold fast to what you have, so that no one will take your crown.
- Revelation 4:4Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and on these thrones sat twenty-four elders dressed in white, with golden crowns on their heads.
- Revelation 4:10the twenty-four elders fall down before the One seated on the throne, and they worship Him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying:
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