2 Timothy 2:4

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Luke 8:14 : 14 And that which fell among thorns are they, who, when they have heard, go forth, and are choked with cares and riches and pleasures of this life, and bring no fruit to maturity.
  • 2 Tim 4:10 : 10 For Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica; Crescens for Galatia, Titus for Dalmatia.
  • 2 Pet 2:20 : 20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the latter end is worse for them than the beginning.
  • 1 Thess 2:4 : 4 But as we were allowed by God to be entrusted with the gospel, even so we speak; not as pleasing men, but God, who tests our hearts.
  • Luke 9:59-62 : 59 Then he said to another, Follow me. But he said, 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 preach the kingdom of God. 61 And another also said, Lord, I will follow you, but let me first go bid them farewell who are at my house. 62 And Jesus said to him, No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.
  • 1 Cor 7:22-23 : 22 For he who is called in the Lord while a servant is the Lord's freedman. Likewise, he who is called while free is Christ's servant. 23 You were bought at a price; do not become servants of men.
  • 2 Cor 5:9 : 9 Therefore we strive, that whether present or absent, we may be pleasing to him.
  • 1 Cor 9:25-26 : 25 And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable. 26 Therefore I run, not with uncertainty; thus I fight, not as one who beats the air.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and harmful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 10 For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil: which while some coveted after, they have strayed from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 11 But you, O man of God, flee these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness. 12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

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  • 2 Tim 2:2-3
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    2And the things that you have heard from me among many witnesses, commit these to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.

    3Therefore endure hardship as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

  • 2 Tim 2:5-6
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    5And also if anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.

    6The hardworking farmer must be first to partake of the crops.

  • 1 Pet 4:1-2
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    1Since Christ suffered for us in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same mind: for he who has suffered in the flesh has ceased from sin;

    2That he should no longer live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.

  • 1 Cor 9:7
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    7Who goes to war at his own expense? Who plants a vineyard and does not eat of its fruit? Or who tends a flock and does not drink of the milk of the flock?

  • 2 Tim 2:24
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    24And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient,

  • 2 Tim 2:14-15
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    14Remind them of these things, charging them before the Lord not to argue about words to no profit, to the ruin of the hearers.

    15Be diligent to present yourself approved to God, a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

  • 2 Cor 10:3-4
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    3For though we walk in the flesh, we do not wage war according to the flesh:

    4For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God for the pulling down of strongholds;

  • 1 Cor 9:24-27
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    24Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but only one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

    25And everyone who competes for the prize is temperate in all things. Now they do it to obtain a perishable crown, but we for an imperishable.

    26Therefore I run, not with uncertainty; thus I fight, not as one who beats the air.

    27But I discipline my body and bring it into subjection, lest when I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified.

  • 1 Cor 7:20
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    20Let each one remain in the same calling in which he was called.

  • 1 Tim 1:18
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    18This charge I commit to you, son Timothy, according to the prophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may wage the good warfare,

  • Rom 12:2
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    2And do not be conformed to this world: but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

  • Deut 20:6-7
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    6And what man is he who has planted a vineyard and has not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it.

    7And what man is there who has betrothed a wife, and has not taken her? let him go and return to his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man take her.

  • 1 Pet 4:15
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    15But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people's matters.

  • 1 Cor 7:24
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    24Brethren, let each one remain with God in the state in which he was called.

  • Luke 9:62
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    62And Jesus said to him, No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

  • 1 Tim 6:11-12
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    11But you, O man of God, flee these things; and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness.

    12Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, to which you were also called and have confessed the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

  • 1 Tim 4:8
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    8For bodily exercise profits little, but godliness is profitable for all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

  • Gal 5:1
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    1Stand firm therefore in the freedom with which Christ has made us free, and do not become entangled again with the yoke of bondage.

  • Heb 12:14
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    14Pursue peace with all people, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord:

  • 1 Cor 7:31-32
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    31and those who use this world, as not misusing it. For the form of this world is passing away.

    32But I want you to be without care. He who is unmarried cares for the things of the Lord, how he may please the Lord.

  • 2 Tim 2:21-22
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    21Therefore, if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.

    22Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

  • 2 Tim 4:5
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    5But be watchful in all things, endure afflictions, do the work of an evangelist, fulfill your ministry.

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3Giving no offense in anything, that the ministry may not be blamed:

  • Eph 6:13
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    13Therefore, take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

  • 2 Tim 4:7
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    7I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith:

  • Titus 2:9
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    9Exhort servants to be obedient to their own masters, and to please them well in all things, not answering back;

  • 1 Cor 7:35
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    35And this I say for your own benefit, not to put a restraint on you, but for what is proper, and that you may serve the Lord without distraction.

  • 1 Pet 2:11
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    11Dearly beloved, I urge you as strangers and pilgrims to abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul;

  • Phil 2:4
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    4Do not look out only for your own interests, but also for the interests of others.

  • Phil 1:22
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    22But if I live on in the flesh, this will mean fruit from my labor; yet what I shall choose I do not know.

  • Matt 6:24
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    24No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he will be loyal to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and mammon.

  • 1 John 2:15
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    15Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him.

  • Rom 13:14
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    14But put on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make no provision for the flesh, to fulfill its lusts.

  • Mark 13:16
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    16And let him who is in the field not turn back again to take up his garment.

  • 1 Thess 4:12
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    12That you may walk honestly toward those who are outside, and that you may have lack of nothing.

  • Eph 6:7
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    7With goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;

  • Phil 2:16
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    16Holding forth the word of life; that I may rejoice in the day of Christ, that I have not run in vain, nor labored in vain.

  • Phil 2:21
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    21For all seek their own, not the things which are of Jesus Christ.