2 Timothy 2:4

New American Bible - revised edition

To satisfy the one who recruited him, a soldier does not become entangled in the business affairs of life.

Cross References

Luke 8:14

As for the seed that fell among thorns, they are the ones who have heard, but as they go along, they are choked by the anxieties and riches and pleasures of life, and they fail to produce mature fruit.

2 Corinthians 5:9

Therefore, we aspire to please him, whether we are at home or away.

Galatians 5:1

For freedom Christ set us free; so stand firm and do not submit again to the yoke of slavery.

1 Thessalonians 2:4

But as we were judged worthy by God to be entrusted with the gospel, that is how we speak, not as trying to please human beings, but rather God, who judges our hearts.

2 Timothy 4:10

for Demas, enamored of the present world, deserted me and went to Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.

2 Peter 2:20

For if they, having escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of [our] Lord and savior Jesus Christ, again become entangled and overcome by them, their last condition is worse than their first.