2 Timothy 2:5
2 Timothy 2:5 — The New International Version (NIV)
5 Similarly, anyone who competes as an athlete does not receive the victor’s crown except by competing according to the rules.
2 Timothy 2:5 — English Standard Version (ESV)
5 An athlete is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
2 Timothy 2:5 — New Living Translation (NLT)
5 And athletes cannot win the prize unless they follow the rules.
2 Timothy 2:5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
5 And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
2 Timothy 2:5 — New Century Version (NCV)
5 Also an athlete who takes part in a contest must obey all the rules in order to win.
2 Timothy 2:5 — American Standard Version (ASV)
5 And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowned, except he have contended lawfully.
2 Timothy 2:5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
5 And if also any one contend in the games, he is not crowned unless he contend lawfully.
2 Timothy 2:5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
5 Whoever enters an athletic competition wins the prize only when playing by the rules.
2 Timothy 2:5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
5 Also, if anyone competes as an athlete, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
2 Timothy 2:5 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
5 And in the case of an athlete, no one is crowned without competing according to the rules.
2 Timothy 2:5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
5 And also if anyone competes he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
2 Timothy 2:5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
5 In the same way, anyone who takes part in a sport doesn’t receive the winner’s crown unless he plays by the rules.
2 Timothy 2:5 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
5 Also if anyone competes as an athlete, he does not win the prize unless he competes according to the rules.