Passage

The competitor and the rules

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

⁵Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn’t crowned unless he has competed by the rules.

2 Timothy 2:5World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The writer uses a competitor’s crown to describe the need to compete according to the rules.

On either side of this image are a soldier occupied with service and a hardworking farmer who receives a share of the crops.

What condition does the writer attach to receiving the competitor’s crown?