2 Timothy 2:4
4 eNo one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.
2 Timothy 2:4 — The New International Version (NIV)
4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.
2 Timothy 2:4 — English Standard Version (ESV)
4 No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.
2 Timothy 2:4 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
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.
2 Timothy 2:4 — New Living Translation (NLT)
4 Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.
2 Timothy 2:4 — New Century Version (NCV)
4 A soldier wants to please the enlisting officer, so no one serving in the army wastes time with everyday matters.
2 Timothy 2:4 — American Standard Version (ASV)
4 No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
2 Timothy 2:4 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
4 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.
2 Timothy 2:4 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
4 Whoever serves in the military doesn’t get mixed up in non-military activities. This pleases his commanding officer.
2 Timothy 2:4 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
4 No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life; he seeks to please the recruiter.
2 Timothy 2:4 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
4 No one serving in the army gets entangled in everyday affairs; the soldier’s aim is to please the enlisting officer.
2 Timothy 2:4 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
4 No one who serves as a soldier is entangled in the activities of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.
2 Timothy 2:4 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
4 A soldier does not take part in things that don’t have anything to do with the army. He wants to please his commanding officer.
2 Timothy 2:4 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
4 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.