4No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.


In Context

1 You therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Jesus.

2 The things which you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit the same to faithful men, who will be able to teach others also.

3 You therefore must endure hardship, as a good soldier of Christ Jesus.

4 No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

5 Also, if anyone competes in athletics, he isn't crowned unless he has competed by the rules.

6 The farmers who labor must be the first to get a share of the crops.

2 Timothy 2:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

2:4No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs--he wants to please his commanding officer.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

2:4No man, being a soldier to God, entangleth himself with secular businesses; that he may please him to whom he hath engaged himself.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

2:4No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4No one going as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, that he may please him who has enlisted him as a soldier.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

2:4No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

2:4no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

2:4No man that wars entangles himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who has chosen him to be a soldier.