2 Timothy 2:4

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.

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  • Luke 8:14 : 14 And that which fell among thornes, are they, which whe they haue hearde, go foorth, and are choked with cares & ryches, and voluptuous lyuyng, & bring foorth no fruite.
  • 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas hath forsaken me, hauing loued this present worlde, and is departed vnto Thessalonica, Crescens to Galatia, Titus vnto Dalmatia.
  • 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For yf they, after they haue escaped from the fylthynesse of the worlde, thorowe the knowledge of the Lord, & the sauiour Iesus Christe, are yet tangled agayne therein, and ouercome, then is the later end worse with them then the begynnyng.
  • 1 Thess 2:4 : 4 But as it were alowed of God, to be put in credite with the Gospell: euen so we speake, not as pleasyng men, but God, which tryeth our heartes.
  • Luke 9:59-62 : 59 And he sayde vnto another, folowe me. And the same sayde: Lorde, suffer me first to go and burie my father. 60 Iesus sayde vnto hym, Let the dead burie their dead: but go thou & preache the kyngdome of God. 61 And another sayde: Lorde I wyll folowe thee, but let me first go byd them farewell, which are at home at my house. 62 Iesus sayde vnto hym: No man that putteth his hande to the plowe, and loketh backe, is apt to the kyngdome of God.
  • 1 Cor 7:22-23 : 22 For he that is called in the Lord being a seruaunt, is the Lordes free man: Lykewyse also he that is called beyng free, is Christes seruaunt. 23 Ye are dearely bought, be not ye the seruauntes of men.
  • 2 Cor 5:9 : 9 Wherfore, whether we be at home, or from home, we endeuour our selues to be accepted vnto hym.
  • 1 Cor 9:25-26 : 25 Euery man that proueth maisteries, abstayneth from all thynges, and they do it to obtayne a crowne that shall perishe: but we to obtayne an euerlasting crowne. 26 I therfore so run, not as at an vncertayne thing: So fight I, not as one that beateth the ayre.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 For they that wyll be riche, fall into temptations and snares, and into many folishe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in perdition and destruction. 10 For loue of money, is the roote of all euyll, whiche whyle some lusted after, they erred from the fayth, & pearced the selues through with many sorowes. 11 But thou O man of God, flee these thynges, and folow after righteousnes, godlynes, faith, loue, pacience, mekenes. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hand on eternall lyfe, wherevnto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

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  • 2 Tim 2:2-3
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    2And the thynges that thou haste hearde of me by many witnesses, the same commit thou to faythfull men, which shalbe apt to teache other also.

    3Thou therfore suffer afflictions as a good souldier of Iesus Christe.

  • 2 Tim 2:5-6
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    5And if a man also wrestle, yet is he not crowned except he wrestle lawfullie.

    6The labouryng husbandman, must first be partaker of the fruites.

  • 1 Pet 4:1-2
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    1For as muche then as Christ hath suffered for vs in the fleshe, arme ye your selues lykewise with the same mynde: for he which suffereth in the fleshe, ceasseth from sinne:

    2That he hence forwarde shoulde lyue, as much tyme as remayneth in ye fleshe, not after the lustes of men, but after the wyll of God.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
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    7Who goeth a warfare any time at his owne cost? Who planteth a vineyarde, and eateth not of the fruite therof? Or who feedeth a flocke, and eateth not of the milke of the flocke?

  • 2 Tim 2:24
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    24And the seruaunt of the Lorde must not striue: but be gentle vnto all men, apt to teache, sufferyng euyll in mekenesse,

  • 2 Tim 2:14-15
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    14Of these thynges put them in remembraunce, testifie before the Lorde, that they striue not about wordes to no profite, but to the peruertyng of ye hearers.

    15Studie to shewe thy selfe approued vnto God, a workman not to be ashamed, rightlie deuidyng the worde of trueth.

  • 2 Cor 10:3-4
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    3For though we walke in the fleshe, yet we do not warre according to ye flesh.

    4For the weapons of our warfare are not carnall, but myghtie through God, to cast downe strong holdes,

  • 1 Cor 9:24-27
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    24Perceaue ye not howe that they which run in a race, run all, but one receaueth the rewarde? So run that ye may obtayne.

    25Euery man that proueth maisteries, abstayneth from all thynges, and they do it to obtayne a crowne that shall perishe: but we to obtayne an euerlasting crowne.

    26I therfore so run, not as at an vncertayne thing: So fight I, not as one that beateth the ayre.

    27But I tame my body, and bryng it into subiection, lest by any meanes, that when I haue preached to other, I my selfe shoulde be a castaway.

  • 1 Cor 7:20
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    20Let euery man abyde in the same calling, wherein he was called.

  • 1 Tim 1:18
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    18This commaundement commit I vnto thee sonne Timotheus, accordyng to the prophesies which went before vpon thee, that thou in them shouldest fyght a good fyght:

  • Rom 12:2
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    2And fasshion not your selues lyke vnto this worlde, but be ye chaunged in your shape, by ye renuing of your minde, that ye may proue what is the wyll of God, good, and acceptable, and perfect.

  • Deut 20:6-7
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    6And if any man haue planted a vineyarde, and haue not made it comon: let hym go and returne agayne vnto his house, lest he dye in the battayle, and another make it common,

    7And if any man be betrouthed vnto a wyfe, and haue not taken her: let hym go and returne agayne vnto his house, lest he dye in the battayle, and another man take her.

  • 1 Pet 4:15
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    15See that none of you be punished as a murtherer, or as a thiefe, or an euyll doer, or as a busie body in other mens matters.

  • 1 Cor 7:24
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    24Brethren, let euery man wherin he is called, therin abyde with God.

  • Luke 9:62
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    62Iesus sayde vnto hym: No man that putteth his hande to the plowe, and loketh backe, is apt to the kyngdome of God.

  • 1 Tim 6:11-12
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    11But thou O man of God, flee these thynges, and folow after righteousnes, godlynes, faith, loue, pacience, mekenes.

    12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hand on eternall lyfe, wherevnto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.

  • 1 Tim 4:8
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    8For bodyly exercise profiteth litle: but godlinesse is profitable vnto all thinges, hauing promise of the lyfe that is nowe, and of that which is to come.

  • Gal 5:1
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    1Stande fast therfore in the libertie wherwith Christe hath made vs free, and be not intangled agayne with ye yoke of bondage.

  • Heb 12:14
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    14Folowe peace with all men, and holynesse, without the which, no man shall see the Lorde:

  • 1 Cor 7:31-32
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    31And they that vse this worlde, as though they vsed it not: For the fashion of this worlde goeth away.

    32I woulde haue you without care: He that is vnmaryed, careth for the thinges that belong to the Lorde, how he may please the Lorde:

  • 2 Tim 2:21-22
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    21If a man therfore pourge hym selfe from these, he shalbe a vessell vnto honour, and meete for ye vses of the Lorde, and prepared vnto euery good worke.

    22Lustes of youth auoyde, but folowe ryghteousnesse, fayth, loue, peace, with them that call on the Lorde out of a pure heart.

  • 2 Tim 4:5
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    5But watche thou in all thynges, suffer afflictions, do the worke of an Euangelist, fulfyll thy ministerie:

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3Let vs geue none occasion of euyll in any thyng, that the ministerie be not blamed:

  • Eph 6:13
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    13Wherfore take vnto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to resist in the euyll day, and hauing finished all thynges, to stande fast.

  • 2 Tim 4:7
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    7I haue fought a good fyght, I haue fulfylled my course, I haue kept ye faith.

  • Titus 2:9
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    9Exhort seruauntes, to be obedient vnto their owne maisters, and to please them in all thynges, not aunsweryng agayne:

  • 1 Cor 7:35
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    35This speake I for your profite, not to tangle you in a snare: but that ye may folowe that which is honest and comely, and that ye may cleaue fast vnto the Lorde without separation.

  • 1 Pet 2:11
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    11Dearely beloued, I beseche you as straugers and pilgrimes, abstaine from fleshly lustes, whiche fight agaynst the soule:

  • Phil 2:4
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    4Loke not euery man on his owne thynges, but euery man also on the thynges of others.

  • Phil 1:22
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    22But if I lyue in the fleshe, this (is) the fruite of my labour, and what I shall chose, I wote not.

  • Matt 6:24
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    24No man can serue two maisters. For either he shall hate the one, & loue the other: or els leane to the one, and dispise the other. Ye can not serue God, and mammon.

  • 1 John 2:15
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    15See that ye loue not the worlde, neither the thynges that are in the worlde. If any man loue the worlde, the loue of the father is not in hym.

  • Rom 13:14
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    14But put ye on ye Lorde Iesus Christe. And make not prouision for the fleshe, to the lustes therof.

  • Mark 13:16
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    16And let hym that is in the fielde, not turne backe agayne vnto the thynges which he left behynde hym, for to take his garmente with hym.

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12That ye may walke honestly toward them that are without, & that nothyng be lackyng in you.

  • Eph 6:7
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    7Doyng the wyll of God fro the heart, with good wyll seruyng the Lorde, and not men:

  • Phil 2:16
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    16Holdyng fast the worde of lyfe, to my reioycyng in the day of Christe that I haue not runne in vayne, neither haue laboured in vayne.

  • Phil 2:21
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    21For all seeke their owne, not the thynges which are Iesus Christes.