2 Timothy 2:4

2 Timothy 2:4 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

4No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

4No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

4No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him as a soldier.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

4No soldier in active service gets entangled in the [ordinary business] affairs of civilian life; [he avoids them] so that he may please the one who enlisted him to serve.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

4A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

4A soldier does not take part in things that don’t have anything to do with the army. Instead, he tries to please his commanding officer.

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