Deu 28:30, Luk 14:18-20, 2Ti 2:4 | ESV | STEP | You shall betroth a wife , but another man shall ravish her. You shall build a house , but you shall not dwell in it. You shall plant a vineyard , but you shall not enjoy its fruit .

Deuteronomy 28:30

30 ^aYou shall betroth a wife, but another man shall ravish her. ^bYou shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it. ^cYou shall plant a vineyard, but you shall not enjoy its fruit.

Luke 14:18-20

18 But they all alike began to make excuses. The first said to him, ‘I have bought a field, and I must go out and see it. Please have me excused.’ 19 And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I go to examine them. Please have me excused.’ 20 And another said, ^d‘I have married a wife, and therefore I cannot come.’

2 Timothy 2:4

4 No soldier ^egets entangled in civilian pursuits, since his aim is to please the one who enlisted him.