Verse 4

2 Timothy 2:4

American Standard Version

4 No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
Original Language Text
greek
οὐδεὶς στρατευόμενος ἐμπλέκεται ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις, ἵνα τῷ στρατολογήσαντι ἀρέσῃ·
English Translation
No one serving as a soldier entangles himself in the affairs of life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 2 Context
1 Thou therefore, my child, be strengthened in the grace that is in Christ Yashua (Jesus). Focus ↗
2 And the things which thou hast heard from me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful... Focus ↗
3 Suffer hardship with [me], as a good soldier of Christ Yashua (Jesus). Focus ↗
4 No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who e...
5 And if also a man contend in the games, he is not crowded, except he have contended lawfully. Focus ↗
6 The husbandmen that laboreth must be the first to partake of the fruits. Focus ↗
7 Consider what I say; for the Lord shall give thee understanding in all things. Focus ↗
8 Remember Yashua (Jesus) Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my gospel: Focus ↗
9 wherein I suffer hardship unto bonds, as a malefactor; but the word of God (Elohim) is not bound. Focus ↗
10 Therefore I endure all things for the elect`s sake, that they also may obtain the salvation which is... Focus ↗
11 Faithful is the saying: For if we died with him, we shall also live with him: Focus ↗
12 if we endure, we shall also reign with him: if we shall deny him, he also will deny us: Focus ↗
13 if we are faithless, he abideth faithful; for he cannot deny himself. Focus ↗
14 Of these things put them in remembrance, charging [them] in the sight of the Lord, that they strive... Focus ↗
15 Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God (Elohim), a workman that needeth not to be asham... Focus ↗
16 But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness, Focus ↗
17 and their word will eat as doth a gangrene: or whom is Hymenaeus an Philetus; Focus ↗
18 men who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already, and overthrow... Focus ↗
19 Howbeit the firm foundation of God (Elohim) standeth, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that a... Focus ↗
20 Now in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth... Focus ↗
21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honor, sanctified, meet for t... Focus ↗
22 after righteousness, faith, love, pace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. Focus ↗
23 But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes. Focus ↗
24 And the Lord`s servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, Focus ↗
25 in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God (Elohim) may give them repen... Focus ↗
26 and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto... Focus ↗