2 Timothy 2:4

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A soldier doesn’t take part in things that don’t have anything to do with the army. Instead, they try to please their commanding officer.

Cross References

1 Thessalonians 2:4

No, we speak as people God has approved and entrusted with the good news. We’re not trying to please people; we’re trying to please God, who tests our hearts.

Luke 8:14

The seed that fell among thorns stands for those who hear the message, but then, as they go on their way, are choked by life’s worries, riches, and pleasures, so they don’t reach full growth.

2 Peter 2:20

They may have escaped from the corruption of the world, and they may have come to know our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But if they get tangled up again in sin, and it becomes their master, then they’re worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.

2 Timothy 4:10

Demas has deserted me because he’s in love with this world. He has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia and Titus has gone to Dalmatia.

2 Corinthians 5:9

So we try our best to make sure that he’ll be pleased with us, whether we’re at home in our bodies or away from them.

Galatians 5:1

Christ has set us free so that we can be free. So stand firm, and don’t let anyone make you a slave again.