Now that which fell into the thorns are those who were hearing; but as they go along the way, they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bear mature fruit.
2 Timothy 2:4 - Tree of Life Version No one serving as a soldier entangles himself in the activities of everyday life, so that he might please the one who enlisted him. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition No soldier when in service gets entangled in the enterprises of [civilian] life; his aim is to satisfy and please the one who enlisted him. American Standard Version (1901) No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of this life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier. Common English Bible Nobody who serves in the military gets tied up with civilian matters, so that they can please the one who recruited them. Catholic Public Domain Version No man, acting as a soldier for God, entangles himself in worldly matters, so that he may be pleasing to him for whom he has proven himself. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version No man, being a soldier to God, entangleth himself with secular businesses; that he may please him to whom he hath engaged himself. |
Now that which fell into the thorns are those who were hearing; but as they go along the way, they are choked by the cares and riches and pleasures of life, and they do not bear mature fruit.
So whether at home or absent, we make it our aim to be pleasing to Him.
For freedom, Messiah set us free—so stand firm, and do not be burdened by a yoke of slavery again.
But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the Good News, so we declare it—not pleasing men but rather God, who examines our hearts.
for Demas, having loved this world, has deserted me and gone to Thessolonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
For if—after escaping the world’s pollutions through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior, Yeshua the Messiah—they again become entangled in these things and are overcome, the end for them has become worse than the beginning.