[2:3] 1 tn Grk “suffer hardship together,” implying “join with me and others in suffering” (cf. 1:8).
[4:7] 2 sn The expression I have competed well (Grk “I have competed the good competition”) uses words that may refer to a race or to a boxing or wrestling match: “run the good race” or “fight the good fight.” The similar phrase in 1 Tim 1:18 uses a military picture and is more literally “war the good warfare.”