And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
2 Timothy 2:5
Surrounding context
2:4 No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.
2:5 And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.
2:6 The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.