2TI 4:7

7 [And as to telling people the] good [message and defending it], I have ◄exerted myself thoroughly/done it with all my energy► [MET], [like a boxer does. As to doing] the work that God gave me to do, I have completed it, [like a runner who finishes] [MET] the race. [As to] what we believe, I ◄have been loyal to it/continue to believe it►.