Cross-referencesExplore similar Bible verses on 2 Timothy 2:4 in English Standard Version "No soldier gets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him." 2Pe 2:20 For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.