2 Timothy 2:4
no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
3thou, therefore, suffer evil as a good soldier of Jesus Christ;
5and if also any one may strive, he is not crowned, except he may strive lawfully;
Cross References
Deuteronomy 20:5'And the authorities have spoken unto the people, saying, Who [is] the man that hath built a new house, and hath not dedicated it? — let him go and turn back to his house, lest he die in battle, and another man dedicate it.
Luke 9:59And he said unto another, 'Be following me;' and he said, 'Sir, permit me, having gone away, first to bury my father;'
1 Corinthians 9:25and every one who is striving, is in all things temperate; these, indeed, then, that a corruptible crown they may receive, but we an incorruptible;
1 Thessalonians 2:4but as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing men, but God, who is proving our hearts,
2 Timothy 4:10for Demas forsook me, having loved the present age, and went on to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia,
Matthew Henry on 2 Timothy 2:2-8
Ministerial Fortitude. ( a. d. 66.) 1 Thou therefore, my son, be strong in the grace that is in Christ Jesus. 2 And 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. 3 Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ. 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. 5 And if a man also strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned,… Read the whole commentary →