2 Timothy 2:24-26
New American Standard Bible
24 (A)The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, (B)skillful in teaching, patient when wronged, 25 (C)with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, (D)if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to (E)the knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may come to their senses and escape from (F)the snare of the devil, having been (G)held captive [a]by him to do his will.
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- 2 Timothy 2:26 Or by him, to do His will
2 Timothy 2:24-26
English Standard Version
24 And (A)the Lord's servant[a] must not be quarrelsome but (B)kind to everyone, (C)able to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25 correcting his opponents (D)with gentleness. God (E)may perhaps grant them repentance (F)leading to a knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may come to their senses and escape from (G)the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.
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- 2 Timothy 2:24 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface
2 Timothy 2:24-26
American Standard Version
24 And the Lord’s [a]servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing, 25 in meekness [b]correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth, 26 and they may [c]recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been [d]taken captive [e]by him unto his will.
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- 2 Timothy 2:24 Greek bondservant.
- 2 Timothy 2:25 Or, instructing
- 2 Timothy 2:26 Greek return to soberness.
- 2 Timothy 2:26 Greek taken alive.
- 2 Timothy 2:26 Or, by him, unto the will of God. Compare 2 Cor. 10:5. Greek by him, unto the will of him. In the Greek the two pronouns are different.
2 Timothy 2:24-26
Young's Literal Translation
24 and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,
25 in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,
26 and they may awake out of the devil's snare, having been caught by him at his will.
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