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No soldier on service entangleth himself in the affairs of [this] life; that he may please him who enrolled him as a soldier.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

No soldier on service (ουδεις στρατευομενος). "No one serving as a soldier." See 1 Corinthians 9:7 for this old verb a…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

No man that wars entangles himself with the affairs of this life. Having alluded to the soldier, and stated one thing in which the Christi…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

No man that warreth . . .—This is better rendered, while engaged on military service, or serving as a soldie…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come.

For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boaster…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

No one “serving as a soldier” gets entangled in the affairs of this life. The soldier must lay aside all secular pursuits, and the Christian minist…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

No man who warreth. He continues to use the metaphor he had borrowed from warfare. Yet, strictly speaking, he previously called Timothy “a…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

No man that wars
Who is a soldier, and gives himself up to military service, in a literal sense: the Vulgate Latin v…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

As our trials increase, we need to grow stronger in that which is good: our faith stronger, our resolution stronger, our love to God and Christ str…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century
  1. Previously, the Apostle urged Timothy to preach the Gospel with all diligence; here he exhorts him to stand firm in the face of martyrdom…

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