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No man who warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who hath chosen him to be 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 soldier in active service gets entangled in the [ordinary business] affairs of civilian life; [he avoids them] so that he may please the one who enlisted him to serve.
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.
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 serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life; he seeks to please the commanding officer.
Nobody who serves in the military gets tied up with civilian matters, so that they can please the one who recruited them.
No soldier on duty gets involved with civilian affairs, since he has to please his commanding officer.
Soldiers on duty don't work at outside jobs. They try only to please their commanding officer.
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.
No one while serving-as-a-soldier entangles himself in the affairs of life, in order that he may please the one having enlisted him.
No man, being a soldier to God, entangleth himself with secular businesses; that he may please him to whom he hath engaged himself.
A soldier wants to please his commanding officer, so he does not spend any time on activities that are not a part of his duty.
Any soldier who fights in a war does not become busy with other things. He only wants to fight well to make his captain happy.
No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the affairs of everyday life. If he does, he will not please the one who enlisted him.
No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.
No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.
A soldier wants to please the ·enlisting [or commanding] officer, so no one serving in the army ·wastes time with [gets involved/entangled with] ·everyday matters [civilian affairs].
No man that warreth, entangleth himself with the affairs of this life, because he would please him that hath chosen him to be a soldier.
Whoever serves in the military doesn’t get mixed up in non-military activities. This pleases his commanding officer.
A soldier on active duty wants to please his commanding officer and so does not get mixed up in the affairs of civilian life.
No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in the concerns of civilian life; he seeks to please the recruiter.
A soldier wants to please his commanding officer, so he does not waste his time doing the things that most people do.
No one serving in the military gets mixed up in civilian matters, for his aim is to please his commanding officer.
Put up with your share of hardship as a loyal soldier in Christ’s army. Remember: 1) That no soldier on active service gets himself entangled in business, or he will not please his commanding officer. 2) A man who enters an athletic contest wins no prize unless he keeps the rules laid down. 3) Only the man who works on the land has the right to the first share of its produce. Consider these three illustrations of mine and the Lord will help you to understand all that I mean.
No man that wars entangles himself with the affairs of this life, that he may please him who has chosen him to be a soldier.
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 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 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.
No one who serves as a soldier is entangled in the activities of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.
and as Christ’s soldier, do not let yourself become tied up in worldly affairs, for then you cannot satisfy the one who has enlisted you in his army.
So, my son, throw yourself into this work for Christ. Pass on what you heard from me—the whole congregation saying Amen!—to reliable leaders who are competent to teach others. When the going gets rough, take it on the chin with the rest of us, the way Jesus did. A soldier on duty doesn’t get caught up in making deals at the marketplace. He concentrates on carrying out orders. An athlete who refuses to play by the rules will never get anywhere. It’s the diligent farmer who gets the produce. Think it over. God will make it all plain.
No soldier on active duty entangles himself with civilian affairs, that he may please the enlisting officer.
No one serving in the military gets entangled in the affairs of daily life so that he pleases the one who enlisted him.
Whoever serves in the military doesn’t get mixed up in non-military activities. This pleases his commanding officer.
To satisfy the one who recruited him, a soldier does not become entangled in the business affairs of life.
No soldier in active service entangles himself in the affairs of everyday life, so that he may please the one who enlisted him.
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.
A soldier does not become involved in everyday affairs, for his task is to obey his commanding officer.
A soldier wants to please the enlisting officer, so no one serving in the army wastes time with everyday matters.
No one in military service gets entangled in matters of everyday life; otherwise he will not please the one who recruited him.
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 one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his commanding officer.
No one serving as a soldier gets entangled in civilian affairs, but rather tries to please his 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 fighting in a war can take time to make a living. He must please the one who made him a soldier.
Soldiers don’t get tied up in the affairs of civilian life, for then they cannot please the officer who enlisted them.
No man who wars entangles himself with worldly business, because he wants to please him who has chosen him to be a soldier.
No one serving in the army gets entangled in everyday affairs; the soldier’s aim is to please the enlisting officer.
No one serving in the army gets entangled in everyday affairs; the soldier’s aim is to please the enlisting officer.
No one serving in the army gets entangled in everyday affairs; the soldier’s aim is to please the enlisting officer.
No one serving in the army gets entangled in everyday affairs; the soldier’s aim is to please the enlisting officer.
No one who serves in the army gets embroiled in civilian activities, since they want to please the officer who enlisted them.
No one on duty as a chaiyal is entangled with the everyday chiloni (secular) affairs of inactive duty, in order that he may please the One who has enlisted him.
No one who serves as a soldier entangles himself with the affairs of life, because he wants to please the one who has chosen him to be a soldier.
No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him.
No soldier on service gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to satisfy the one who enlisted him.
No one serving as a soldier entangles himself in the activities of everyday life, so that he might please the one who enlisted him.
Remember that soldiers on active duty don’t get wrapped up in civilian matters because they want to satisfy those who recruited them.
No soldier on duty entangles himself in the affairs of life, that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
A soldier who is fighting does not live the way other people do. He wants to please the one who chose him.
No man holding knighthood to God, wrappeth himself [enwrappeth himself] with worldly needs, that he please to him, to whom he hath proved himself.
no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;
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