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2 Timothy 2:4
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Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.
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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.
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And if a man also strive for masteries, [yet] is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
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Verse Text
No manG3762 that warrethG4754 entangleth himselfG1707 with the affairsG4230 of this lifeG979; thatG2443 he may pleaseG700 him who hath chosen him to be a soldierG4758.
οὐδεὶς στρατευόμενος ἐμπλέκεται ταῖς τοῦ βίου πραγματείαις, ἵνα τῷ στρατολογήσαντι ἀρέσῃ.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
οὐδεὶς |
oudeis | G3762 | A-NSM-N | No man |
στρατευόμενος |
strateuomenos | G4754 | V-PMP-NSM | that warreth |
ἐμπλέκεται |
empleketai | G1707 | V-PPI-3S | entangleth himself |
ταῖς |
tais | G3588 | T-DPF | * |
τοῦ |
tou | G3588 | T-GSM | * |
βίου |
biou | G979 | N-GSM | of [this] life |
πραγματείαις, |
pragmateiais | G4230 | N-DPF | with the affairs |
ἵνα |
hina | G2443 | CONJ | that |
τῷ |
tō | G3588 | T-DSM | * |
στρατολογήσαντι |
stratologēsanti | G4758 | V-AAP-DSM | him who hath chosen him to be a soldier |
ἀρέσῃ. |
aresē | G700 | V-AAS-3S | he may please |
- G700 — ἀρέσκω (aréskō, ar-es'-ko): I please, serve — probably from αἴρω (through the idea of exciting emotion); to be agreeable (or by implication, to seek to be so):--please.
- G979 — βίος (bíos, bee'-os): life, manner of life, livelihood — a primary word; life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood:--good, life, living.
- G1707 — ἐμπλέκω (emplékō, em-plek'-o): I enfold, entangle — from ἐν and πλέκω; to entwine, i.e. (figuratively) involve with:--entangle (in, self with).
- G2443 — ἵνα (hína, hin'-ah): in order that, so that — probably from the same as the former part of ἑαυτοῦ (through the demonstrative idea; compare ὁ); in order that (denoting the purpose or the result):--albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. Compare ἵνα μή.
- G3762 — οὐδείς (oudeís, oo-dice'): no one, none, nothing — from οὐδέ and εἷς; not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing:--any (man), aught, man, neither any (thing), never (man), no (man), none (+ of these things), not (any, at all, -thing), nought.
- G4230 — πραγματεία (pragmateía, prag-mat-i'-ah): a business, an occupation — from πραγματεύομαι; a transaction, i.e. negotiation:--affair.
- G4754 — στρατεύομαι (strateúomai, strat-yoo'-om-ahee): I wage war, fight — middle voice from the base of στρατιά; to serve in a military campaign; figuratively, to execute the apostolate (with its arduous duties and functions), to contend with carnal inclinations:--soldier, (go to) war(-fare).
- G4758 — στρατολογέω (stratologéō, strat-ol-og-eh'-o): I enlist troops — from a compound of the base of στρατιά and λέγω (in its original sense); to gather (or select) as a warrior, i.e. enlist in the army:--choose to be a soldier.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)
- entangleth — Luke 8:14, 1 Corinthians 9:25-26, 1 Timothy 6:9-12, 2 Timothy 4:10, 2 Peter 2:20
- that he — 1 Corinthians 7:22-23, 2 Corinthians 5:9, 1 Thessalonians 2:4
- that warreth — Deuteronomy 20:5-7, Luke 9:59-62
Reciprocal references (23): Exodus 6:13, Numbers 4:23, Numbers 4:30, Numbers 16:5, Deuteronomy 20:7, 2 Samuel 11:11, Zechariah 10:4, Matthew 6:25, Luke 9:3, Luke 9:60, Acts 6:2, Acts 9:15, Acts 18:25, Acts 21:13, Acts 23:31, 1 Corinthians 6:3, 1 Corinthians 9:7, 1 Corinthians 15:19, 2 Corinthians 10:3, Colossians 1:10, Philemon 1:2, Hebrews 12:1, Revelation 17:14
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: BATTLE OF LIFE, LEADERS, RELIGIOUS, WORLDLINESS-UNWORLDLINESS
- Torrey’s: CARE, OVERMUCH, LIFE, NATURAL, ROMAN EMPIRE, THE, SAINTS, COMPARED TO
- Nave’s: CARE, MINISTER, Christian, PARABLES, RIGHTEOUS, SELF-DENIAL, WAR, WORLDLINESS
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