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

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 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.

And the seed which fell among the thorns, these are the ones who have heard, and as they go on their way they are choked by worries, riches, and pleasures of this life, and they bring no fruit to maturity.

but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not intending to please people, but to please God, who examines our hearts.

For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

For the one who was called in the Lord as a slave, is the Lord’s freed person; likewise the one who was called as free, is Christ’s slave.You were bought for a price; do not become slaves of people.

for Demas, having loved this present world, has deserted me and gone to Thessalonica; Crescens has gone to Galatia, Titus to Dalmatia.

Therefore we also have as our ambition, whether at home or absent, to be pleasing to Him.

Everyone who competes in the games exercises self control in all things. So they do it to obtain a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable.Therefore I run in such a way as not to run aimlessly; I box in such a way, as to avoid hitting air;

And He said to another,“ Follow Me.” But he said,“ Lord, permit me first to go and bury my father.”But He said to him,“ Allow the dead to bury their own dead; but as for you, go and proclaim everywhere the kingdom of God.”Another also said,“ I will follow You, Lord; but first permit me to say goodbye to those at my home.”But Jesus said to him,“ No one, after putting his hand to the plow and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.”

But those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires which plunge people into ruin and destruction.For the love of money is a root of all sorts of evil, and some by longing for it have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.But flee from these things, you man of God, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, perseverance, and gentleness.Fight the good fight of faith; take hold of the eternal life to which you were called, and for which you made the good confession in the presence of many witnesses.

The officers also shall speak to the people, saying,‘ Who is the man that has built a new house but has not dedicated it? Let him go and return to his house, otherwise he might die in the battle and another man would dedicate it.And who is the man that has planted a vineyard but has not put it to use? Let him go and return to his house, otherwise he might die in the battle and another man would put it to use.And who is the man that is betrothed to a woman and has not married her? Let him go and return to his house, otherwise he might die in the battle and another man would marry her.’