2 Timothy 2:7

“Consider what I say, etc.] The advice given by the apostle to Timothy, to be strong in the grace of Christ; to commit the doctrines of the Gospel to faithful and able men; and to endure hardness for the sake of it: as also the characters which he bore as a soldier, a runner in a race, or a wrestler, and an husbandman; and therefore must not expect ease and rest, but war, difficulties, toil, and labour; and likewise under what titles Christ was to be regarded; as his General, and Captain of salvation, that commanded him; as the righteous Judge, that held the prize and crown for which he was running; and the chief Shepherd, who would reward all his labours; and moreover, the glorious reward of…”

“Consider the force of the illustrations I have given from the soldier, the contender in the games, and the husbandmen, as applying to thyself in thy ministry. and the Lord give, &c.--The oldest manuscripts read, "for the Lord will give thee understanding." Thou canst understand my meaning so as personally to apply it to thyself; for the Lord will give thee understanding when thou seekest it from Him "in all things." Not intellectual perception, but personal appropriation of the truths metaphorically expressed, was what he needed to be given him by the Lord.”

“Consider what I say; - see the notes at 1 Timothy 4:15. The sense is “Think of the condition of the soldier, and the principles on which he is enlisted; think of the aspirant for the crown in the Grecian games; think of the farmer, patiently toiling in the prospect of the distant harvest; and then go to your work with a similar spirit.” These things are worth attention. When the minister of the gospel thinks of his hardships, of his struggles against an evil world, and of his arduous and constant discouraging toil, let him think of the soldier, of the man who struggles for this world’s honors, and of the patient farmer - AND be content. How patiently do they bear all, and yet for what…”

“Consider: Deu 4:39, Deu 32:29; Psa 64:9; Pro 24:32; Isa 1:3, Isa 5:12; Luk 9:44; Phi 4:8; Ti1 4:15; Heb 3:1, Heb 7:4, Heb 12:3, Heb 13:7 and: Gen 41:38, Gen 41:39; Exo 36:1, Exo 36:2; Num 27:16, Num 27:17; Ch1 22:12, Ch1 29:19; Ch2 1:8-12; Psa 119:73, Psa 119:125, Psa 119:144, Psa 143:8, Psa 143:9; Pro 2:3-6; Isa 28:26; Dan 1:17; Luk 21:15; Luk 24:45; Joh 14:26, Joh 16:13; Act 7:10; Co1 12:8; Eph 1:17, Eph 1:18; Col 1:9; Jam 1:5, Jam 3:15, Jam 3:17; Jo1 5:20 2 Timothy 2:8”