12 Fight the ^bgood fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good ^cconfession in the presence of many witnesses.

5 An athlete is not ^rcrowned unless he competes according to the rules.

7 I have fought the ^ggood fight, I have ^hfinished the race, I have kept the faith.

Judgment on False Teachers

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