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2 Timothy 2:4 KJV
2 Timothy · chapter 2 · verse 4 · King James Version
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 · King James Version
2 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.
Cross references
- 1 Thessalonians 2:4
- Luke 8:14
- 2 Peter 2:20
- 1 Corinthians 7:22-23
- 1 Corinthians 9:25-26
- Luke 9:59-62
- 2 Corinthians 5:9
- 2 Timothy 4:10
Key words (Strong's)
- warrethstrateuōto make a military expedition, to lead soldiers to war or to battle, , to do military…G4754 →
- pleaseareskōto please, to strive to please, to accommodate one s self to the opinions desires and…G700 →
- lifebioslife, life extensively, the period or course of life, that by which life is sustained…G979 →
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