2 Timothy 2:4

James Moffatt - New Testament

No soldier gets entangled in civil pursuits; his aim is to satisfy his commander.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 2:4

no, God has attested our fitness to be entrusted with the gospel, and so we tell the gospel not to satisfy men but to satisfy the God who tests our hearts.

Luke 8:14

As for the seed that fell among thorns, that means people who hear but who go and get choked with worries and money and the pleasures of life, so that they never ripen.

2 Peter 2:20

After escaping the pollutions of the world by the knowledge of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ, if they get entangled and overpowered again, the last state is worse for them than the first.

2 Timothy 4:10

for Demas, in his love for this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens is off to Gaul, Titus to Dalmatia,

2 Corinthians 5:9

Hence also I am eager to satisfy him, whether in the body or away from it;

Galatians 5:1

with the freedom for which Christ set us free. Make a firm stand then, do not slip into any yoke of servitude.