凡在军中当兵的，不将世务缠身，好叫那招他当兵的人喜悦。

凡当兵的，不让世务缠身，好使那招他当兵的人喜悦。

凡当兵的，不让世务缠身，好使那招他当兵的人喜悦。

当兵的若让其他事务缠身，就不能取悦征召他的上司。

当兵的人不让世务缠身，为要使那招兵的人欢喜。

凡是当兵的，没有一个会让日常事务纠缠自己，这是为要使那招兵的人喜悦。

凡在軍中當兵的，不將世務纏身，好叫那招他當兵的人喜悅。

凡當兵的，不讓世務纏身，好使那招他當兵的人喜悅。

凡當兵的，不讓世務纏身，好使那招他當兵的人喜悅。

當兵的若讓其他事務纏身，就不能取悅徵召他的上司。

當兵的人不讓世務纏身，為要使那招兵的人歡喜。

凡當兵的、沒有一個讓自己在人生事務裏糾纏着，好讓招兵的人喜歡。

凡是當兵的，沒有一個會讓日常事務糾纏自己，這是為要使那招兵的人喜悅。

夫從軍者不以世務自累、致悅募之者、

凡為卒者、不以世故憧擾、致悅募己者、

凡為卒者、不以世務纏身、致可見悅於募之者、

夫從軍者、欲得其長官之獎許、必專心一志、不以雜務自累。

No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.

A soldier does not take part in things that don’t have anything to do with the army. Instead, he tries to please his commanding officer.

No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.

Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.

No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life; he seeks to please the commanding officer.

No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.

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

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

No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life; he seeks to please the recruiter.

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.

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

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

The seed that fell among thorns stands for 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. (niv)

On the contrary, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel. We are not trying to please people but God, who tests our hearts. (niv)

If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. (niv)

For the one who was a slave when called to faith in the Lord is the Lord’s freed person; similarly, the one who was free when called is Christ’s slave.You were bought at a price; do not become slaves of human beings. (niv)

for Demas, because he loved this world, has deserted me and has gone to Thessalonica. Crescens has gone to Galatia, and Titus to Dalmatia. (niv)

So we make it our goal to please him, whether we are at home in the body or away from it. (niv)

Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever.Therefore I do not run like someone running aimlessly; I do not fight like a boxer beating the air. (niv)

He said to another man,“ Follow me.” But he replied,“ Lord, first let me go and bury my father.”Jesus said to him,“ Let the dead bury their own dead, but you go and proclaim the kingdom of God.”Still another said,“ I will follow you, Lord; but first let me go back and say goodbye to my family.”Jesus replied,“ No one who puts a hand to the plow and looks back is fit for service in the kingdom of God.” (niv)

Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness.Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses. (niv)

The officers shall say to the army:“ Has anyone built a new house and not yet begun to live in it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else may begin to live in it.Has anyone planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy it? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else enjoy it.Has anyone become pledged to a woman and not married her? Let him go home, or he may die in battle and someone else marry her.” (niv)