2 Timothy 2:4

“No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of 2 Timothy 2:4

No man that warreth, intangleth himselfe with the affaires of this life, that hee may please him who hath chosen him to be a souldier.
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original 2 Timothy chapter 2

No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.
- New American Standard Version (1995)

No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of `this' life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
- American Standard Version (1901)

A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.
- Basic English Bible

No one going as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, that he may please him who has enlisted him as a soldier.
- Darby Bible

No man, being a soldier to God, entangleth himself with secular businesses; that he may please him to whom he hath engaged himself.
- Douay Rheims Bible

No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
- Webster's Bible

Every one who serves as a soldier keeps himself from becoming entangled in the world's business--so that he may satisfy the officer who enlisted him.
- Weymouth Bible

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

No man holdinge knyythod to God, wlappith hym silf with worldli nedis, that he plese to hym, to whom he hath preuyd hym silf.
- Wycliffe Bible

no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;
- Youngs Literal Bible

June R. Tillman's comment on 2014-08-26 12:59:19:

Well, Timothy is saying something that the local church is not doing. The church is involved with everything the world is doing and say it is our civic duty to me involved in protesting, talk shows debates, movies and etc. Explain this to me.

Christine Estep's comment on 2013-10-09 05:04:08:

No man that warreth[against principalities in high places] entangleth himself with... [Prideful,self centered, lustful] affairs of this life; that he may please Him who hath chosen him to be a soldier [engaged in The political Battle against Tyranny].

patricia's comment on 2012-01-10 13:51:14:

can you explain it a bit more to me please, or maybe a sermon on it? thank you and God bless your work.

Doris Early's comment on 2010-09-01 06:36:42:

What about a lawsuit to be make WHoLe on items that someone destroyed. No lawyers involved just to try to retrieve stolen property. NOTing Matt. 5:40

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