12 ^mFight the good fight of the faith. ⁿTake hold of the eternal life ^oto which you were called and about which you made ^pthe good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

5 ^eAn athlete is not ^fcrowned unless he competes according to the rules.

7 ^wI have fought the good fight, ^xI have finished the race, I have kept the faith.

Judgment on False Teachers

3 Beloved, although I was very eager to write to you about our ^fcommon salvation, I found it necessary to write appealing to you ^gto contend for the faith that was once for all delivered to the saints.