2 Timothy 2:4

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.

Berean Standard Bible

A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.

World English Bible

No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

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