2 Timothy 2:26
24 And a servant of the Lord must not be quarrelsome, but must be kind to everyone, able to teach, and forbearing.
25 He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
- KJV
- And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
- WEB
- and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
- ASV
- and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will.
- DARBY
- and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, [who are] taken by him, for *his* will.
- BLB
- and they might come to their senses out of the snare of the devil, having been captured by him unto his will.
- ÅB
- og våkne igjen av sitt rus i djevelens snare, han som de er fanget av, så de må gjøre hans vilje.
- OTB
- og de kan komme til sansene og unnslippe djevelens felle, etter å ha blitt holdt fanget av ham for å gjøre hans vilje.
- B1930
- og våkne igjen av sitt rus i djevelens snare, han som de er fanget av, så de må gjøre hans vilje.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Timothy 3:7
Furthermore, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the snare of the devil.
Read in contextIsaiah 49:25–26
Indeed, this is what the LORD says: “Even the captives of the mighty will be taken away, and the plunder of the tyrant will be retrieved; I will contend with those who contend with you, and I will save your children.
Read in contextPsalms 124:7
We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
Read in contextColossians 1:13
He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of His beloved Son,
Read in contextIsaiah 42:6–7
“I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a light to the nations,
Read in contextIsaiah 8:15
Many will stumble over these; they will fall and be broken; they will be ensnared and captured.”
Read in contextRevelation 20:2–3
He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years.
Read in contextEphesians 5:14
So it is said: “Wake up, O sleeper, rise up from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
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