2 Timothy 2:4

God's Word

Whoever serves in the military doesn’t get mixed up in non-military activities. This pleases his commanding officer.

Cross References

Luke 8:14

The seeds that were planted among thornbushes are people who hear the word, but as life goes on the worries, riches, and pleasures of life choke them. So they don’t produce anything good.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Whether we live in the body or move out of it, our goal is to be pleasing to him.

Galatians 5:1

Christ has freed us so that we may enjoy the benefits of freedom. Therefore, be firm ⌞in this freedom⌟, and don’t become slaves again.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

Rather, we are always spreading the Good News. God trusts us to do this because we passed his test. We don’t try to please people but God, who tests our motives.

2 Timothy 4:10

Demas has abandoned me. He fell in love with this present world and went to the city of Thessalonica. Crescens went to the province of Galatia, and Titus went to the province of Dalmatia.

2 Peter 2:20

People can know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and escape the world’s filth. But if they get involved in this filth again and give in to it, they are worse off than they were before.