2 Timothy 2:4

2 Timothy 2:4

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

3 You therefore must ^aendure hardship ^bas a good soldier of Jesus Christ.

4 ^aNo one engaged in warfare entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who enlisted him as a soldier.

5 And also ^aif anyone competes in athletics, he is not crowned unless he competes according to the rules.

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

7 Consider what I say, and¹ may the Lord ^agive you understanding in all things.

8 Remember that Jesus Christ, ^aof the seed of David, ^bwas raised from the dead ^caccording to my gospel,

Commentaries:

Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)

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No soldier on service (oudeiv strateuomenov). "No one serving as a soldier." See I Corinthians 9:7 for this old verb and II Corinthians 10:3; I Timothy 1:18 for the metaphorical use.

Entangleth himself (empleketai). Old compound, to inweave (see Matthew 27:29 for plekw), in N.T. only here and II Peter 2:20. Present middle (direct) indicative.

In the affairs (taiv pragmateiaiv). Old word (from pragmateuomai, Luke 19:13), business, occupation, only here in N.T.

Of this life (tou biou). No "this" in the Greek, "of life" (course of life as in I Timothy 2:2, not existence zwh).

Him who enrolled him as a soldier (tw stratologhsanti). Dative case after aresh (first aorist active subjunctive of areskw, to please, I Thessalonians 2:4, purpose clause with ina) of the articular first aorist active participle of stratologew, literary Koin‚ word (stratologov, from stratov and legw), only here in N.T.

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1 Peter 3:3
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