| 2 | and what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also. |
| 3 | Share in suffering as a good soldier of Christ Jesus. |
| 4 | No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him. |
| 5 | An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules. |
| 6 | It is the hard-working farmer who ought to have the first share of the crops. |
| 7 | Think over what I say, for the Lord will grant you understanding in everything. |
| 14 | Remind them of this, and charge them before the Lord to avoid disputing about words, which does no good, but only ruins the hearers. |
| 15 | Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a workman who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth. |
| 16 | Avoid such godless chatter, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness, |
| 23 | Have nothing to do with stupid, senseless controversies; you know that they breed quarrels. |
| 24 | And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kindly to every one, an apt teacher, forbearing, |
| 25 | correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant that they will repent and come to know the truth, |