2 Timothy 2:4 (GNV)

Passage

No man that warreth, entangleth himselfe with the affaires of this life, because he woulde please him that hath chosen him to be a souldier.

Nearby Context

2 Timothy 2:2 And what things thou hast heard of me, by many witnesses, ye same deliuer to faithfull men, which shalbe able to teache other also.

2 Timothy 2:3 Thou therefore suffer affliction as a good souldier of Iesus Christ.

2 Timothy 2:4 No man that warreth, entangleth himselfe with the affaires of this life, because he woulde please him that hath chosen him to be a souldier.

2 Timothy 2:5 And if any man also striue for a Masterie, he is not crowned, except he striue as he ought to doe.

2 Timothy 2:6 The husbandman must labour before he receiue the fruites.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "warreth", "entangleth", "himselfe", "affaires", "life", "woulde", "please", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "warreth" and "entangleth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "Thou therefore suffer affliction as a good..." into verse 5's "And if any man also striue for...", so "warreth" and "entangleth" belong inside that flow. In 2 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "warreth" and "entangleth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.