2 Timothy 2:4 meaning and explanation

A soldier refrains from entangling himself in civilian affairs, in order to please the one who enlisted him.

2 Timothy 2:4, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul writes to Timothy, his younger coworker in ministry, urging him to share in suffering like a good soldier of Christ Jesus. In this verse he draws on the familiar image of a Roman soldier on active duty.

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