Verse Comparison: 2 Timothy 2:4
American Standard Version
No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of `this' life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
Amplified® Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
Soldiers on duty don't work at outside jobs. They try only to please their commanding officer.
Darby English Version
No one going as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, that he may please him who has enlisted him as a soldier.
Good News Bible
A soldier on active duty wants to please his commanding officer and so does not get mixed up in the affairs of civilian life.
International Standard Version
No one serving in the military gets mixed up in civilian matters, for his aim is to please his commanding officer.
King James 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.
New American Standard Bible
No 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.
New International Version
No one serving as a soldier gets involved in civilian affairs—he wants to please his commanding officer.
New King James Version
No one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
No 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.
Young's Literal Translation
no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;
