3 Share in the troubles we have like a good soldier of Christ Jesus.
4 A soldier wants to please the enlisting officer, so no one serving in the army wastes time with everyday matters.
5 Also an athlete who takes part in a contest must obey all the rules in order to win.
6 The farmer who works hard should be the first person to get some of the food that was grown.
7 Think about what I am saying, because the Lord will give you the ability to understand everything.
8 Remember Jesus Christ, who was raised from the dead, who is from the family of David. This is the Good News I preach,
9 and I am suffering because of it to the point of being bound with chains like a criminal. But God’s teaching is not in chains.