3 Accept your share of suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
4 Nobody who serves in the military gets tied up with civilian matters, so that they can please the one who recruited them.
5 Also in the same way, athletes don’t win unless they follow the rules.
6 A hardworking farmer should get the first share of the crop.
7 Think about what I’m saying; the Lord will give you understanding about everything.
8 Remember Jesus Christ, who was raised from the dead and descended from David. This is my good news.
9 This is the reason I’m suffering to the point that I’m in prison like a common criminal. But God’s word cannot be imprisoned.