2 Timothy 2:4

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Soldiers on duty don't work at outside jobs. They try only to please their commanding officer.

Cross References

Luke 8:14

The seeds that fell among the thorn bushes are also people who hear the message. But they are so eager for riches and pleasures that they never produce anything.

2 Corinthians 5:9

But whether we are at home with the Lord or away from him, we still try our best to please him.

Galatians 5:1

Christ has set us free! This means we are really free. Now hold on to your freedom and don't ever become slaves of the Law again.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

God was pleased to trust us with his message. We didn't speak to please people, but to please God who knows our motives.

2 Timothy 4:10

Demas loves the things of this world so much that he left me and went to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.

2 Peter 2:20

When they learnt about our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they escaped from the filthy things of this world. But they are again caught up and controlled by these filthy things, and now they are in a worse state than they were at first.