Selfish Gain

2 passages

1. 2 Timothy 2:4

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

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2. 1 Timothy 6:17–19

   ¹⁷Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. ¹⁸Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, ¹⁹treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.

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