Verse Comparison: 2 Timothy 2:4
American Standard Version
No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of `this' life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.
Amplified® Bible
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.
Darby English Version
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.
International Standard Version
No one serving in the military gets mixed up in civilian matters, for his aim is to please his commanding officer.
King James Version
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.
Young's Literal Translation
no one serving as a soldier did entangle himself with the affairs of life, that him who did enlist him he may please;