II 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)
🌐 II Timothy 2:4 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
A soldier on active service, to please his superior officer, always avoids entangling himself in the affairs of ordinary life.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Niemand, der Kriegsdienste tut, verwickelt sich in die Beschäftigungen des Lebens, auf daß er dem gefalle, der ihn angeworben hat.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Ninguno que milita se embaraza en los negocios de la vida; á fin de agradar á aquel que lo tomó por soldado.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Nenhum soldado em batalha se envolve com assuntos desta vida, pois tem como objetivo agradar àquele que o alistou.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Nenhum soldado, enquanto serve se compromete com afazeres dessa vida, pois deseja agradar o seu superior.
📖 II Timothy 2:4 in Context
2And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.
3Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
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.
5And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.
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