Verse 4

No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of civilian life; instead, they strive to please the one who enlisted them.

Other Translations

• Bibeloversettelse fra KJV1611 og Textus Receptus

  Ingen som går i krig, involverer seg i livets saker; for at han må være til behag for ham som har valgt ham til soldat.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk

  Ingen som strider, blander seg inn i livets saker, for å glede den som har kalt ham.

• Norsk King James

  Ingen soldat som kjemper, blander seg i livets affærer; for å glede ham som har utvalgt ham til å være soldat.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ingen som går i krig, involverer seg i dagliglivets sysler, for å kunne behage den som har vervet ham.

• KJV/Textus Receptus til norsk

  Ingen soldat som kriger, tlrer seg med livets anliggender, at han skal kunne behage ham som har valgt ham til en soldat.

• Den norske oversettelsen av Det Nye Testamente

  Ingen som er soldat, lar seg vikle inn i livets anliggender, for han ønsker å være til behag for den som har vervet ham.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Ingen som er engasjert i krig, lar seg bli innblandet i denne verdens anliggender, slik at han kan behage den som har valgt ham til soldat.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Ingen soldat lar seg fenge av verdslige anliggender, for å behage ham som har utvalgt ham til soldat.

• gpt4.5-preview

  Ingen som er i krigstjeneste, blander seg inn i livets alminnelige gjøremål, for at han kan glede den som har vervet ham til soldat.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Ingen som er i krigstjeneste, blander seg inn i livets alminnelige gjøremål, for at han kan glede den som har vervet ham til soldat.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Ingen soldat involverer seg i det daglige livs gjøremål, for at han skal kunne tilfredsstille den som vervet ham.

• NT, oversatt fra gresk Aug2024

  Ingen som går i krig, blander seg inn i det daglige livets sysler, for at han kan glede den som har vervet ham.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Ingen, som gaaer i Strid, indvikler sig i Livets Sysler, paa det at han kan behage den, som tog ham i Sold.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Ingen som er i krig, involverer seg i denne verdens anliggender, for at han kan behage den som har valgt ham til å være en soldat.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Ingen soldat som er i tjeneste, lar seg innvikle i dagliglivets gjøremål, så han kan glede den som har vervet ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Ingen som gjør tjeneste som soldat, lar seg innblande i dagliglivets saker, for han vil behage den som har vervet ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Ingen soldat i tjeneste blander seg inn i sivile saker; han ønsker å behage den som verver ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  En soldat i tjeneste bryr seg ikke om hverdagslivets sysler, slik at han kan tilfredsstille den som har vervet ham.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  No man that warreth entanglith him silfe with worldely busynes and that be cause he wolde please him that hath chosen him to be a soudier.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  No ma that warreth, tangleth him selfe with wordly busynesses, & that because he wolde please him, which hath chosen him to be a soudyer.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  No man that warreth, entangleth himselfe with the affaires of this life, because he woulde please him that hath chosen him to be a souldier.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  No man that warreth, entangleth hym selfe with thaffayres of this lyfe, that he may please hym which hath chosen hym to be a souldier.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  No soldier on service entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;

• 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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  A fighting man, when he is with the army, keeps himself free from the business of this life so that he may be pleasing to him who has taken him into his army.

• World English Bible (2000)

  No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 8:14 : 14 The seed that fell among the thorns represents those who hear, but as they go on their way, they are choked by life's worries, riches, and pleasures, and they do not mature.
• 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas has deserted me, having loved this present world, and has gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia.
• 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For if, after escaping the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
• 1 Thess 2:4 : 4 But just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak—not to please people, but to please God, who examines our hearts.
• Luke 9:59-62 : 59 He said to another man, 'Follow me.' But the man replied, 'Lord, let me first go and bury my father.' 60 Jesus said to him, 'Let the dead bury their own dead. But you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.' 61 Another said, 'I will follow you, Lord, but first let me say goodbye to those at my home.' 62 Jesus replied, 'No one who puts their hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God.'
• 1 Cor 7:22-23 : 22 For the one who was called as a slave in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; in the same way, the one who was called while free is Christ’s slave. 23 You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of men.
• 2 Cor 5:9 : 9 So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it.
• 1 Cor 9:25-26 : 25 Every athlete exercises self-control in all things. They do it to receive a perishable crown, but we do it to receive an imperishable one. 26 Therefore, I run with purpose in every step; I fight not like someone beating the air.
• 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains. 11 But you, man of God, flee from these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called and about which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.