2 Timothy 2:26

24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at 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

    Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

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  • Isaiah 49:25–26

    But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children.

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  • Psalms 124:7

    Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.

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  • Colossians 1:13

    Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:

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  • Isaiah 42:6–7

    I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

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  • Isaiah 8:15

    And many among them shall stumble, and fall, and be broken, and be snared, and be taken.

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  • Revelation 20:2–3

    And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years,

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  • Ephesians 5:14

    Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.

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