^{3 Ref} thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;

^{4 Ref} no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

^{5 Ref} and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;

^{6 Ref} the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;

^{7 Ref} be considering what things I say, for the Lord give to thee understanding in all things.

^{8 Ref} Remember Jesus Christ, raised out of the dead, of the seed of David, according to my good news,

^{9 Ref} in which I suffer evil -- unto bonds, as an evil-doer, but the word of God hath not been bound;

^{10 Ref} because of this all things do I endure, because of the choice ones, that they also salvation may obtain that `is' in Christ Jesus, with glory age-during.

^{11 Ref} Stedfast `is' the word: For if we died together -- we also shall live together;

^{12 Ref} if we do endure together -- we shall also reign together; if we deny `him', he also shall deny us;

^{13 Ref} if we are not stedfast, he remaineth stedfast; to deny himself he is not able.