26 and they may come to their senses and escape from (A)the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.

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26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil,(A) who has taken them captive to do his will.

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Moreover, he must be well thought of by (A)outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into (B)a snare of the devil.

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He must also have a good reputation with outsiders,(A) so that he will not fall into disgrace and into the devil’s trap.(B)

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25 For thus says the Lord:
(A)“Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken,
    and the prey of the tyrant be rescued,
for I will contend with those who contend with you,
    and I will save your children.
26 (B)I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh,
    and they shall be drunk (C)with their own blood as with wine.
Then all flesh shall know
    that (D)I am the Lord your Savior,
    and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”

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25 But this is what the Lord says:

“Yes, captives(A) will be taken from warriors,(B)
    and plunder retrieved from the fierce;(C)
I will contend with those who contend with you,(D)
    and your children I will save.(E)
26 I will make your oppressors(F) eat(G) their own flesh;
    they will be drunk on their own blood,(H) as with wine.
Then all mankind will know(I)
    that I, the Lord, am your Savior,(J)
    your Redeemer,(K) the Mighty One of Jacob.(L)

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We have escaped like a bird
    from (A)the snare of the fowlers;
the snare is broken,
    and we have escaped!

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We have escaped like a bird
    from the fowler’s snare;(A)
the snare has been broken,(B)
    and we have escaped.

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And he seized (A)the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and (B)bound him for a thousand years, and threw him into (C)the pit, and shut it and (D)sealed it over him, so that (E)he might not deceive the nations any longer, until the thousand years were ended. After that he must be released for a little while.

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He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil, or Satan,(A) and bound him for a thousand years.(B) He threw him into the Abyss,(C) and locked and sealed(D) it over him, to keep him from deceiving the nations(E) anymore until the thousand years were ended. After that, he must be set free for a short time.

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14 for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says,

(A)“Awake, O sleeper,
    and (B)arise from the dead,
and (C)Christ will shine on you.”

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14 This is why it is said:

“Wake up, sleeper,(A)
    rise from the dead,(B)
    and Christ will shine on you.”(C)

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“I am the Lord; (A)I have called you[a] in righteousness;
    I will take you by the hand and keep you;
I will give you (B)as a covenant for the people,
    (C)a light for the nations,
    (D)to open the eyes that are blind,
to bring out the prisoners from the dungeon,
    (E)from the prison those who sit in darkness.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 42:6 The Hebrew for you is singular; four times in this verse

“I, the Lord, have called(A) you in righteousness;(B)
    I will take hold of your hand.(C)
I will keep(D) you and will make you
    to be a covenant(E) for the people
    and a light(F) for the Gentiles,(G)
to open eyes that are blind,(H)
    to free(I) captives from prison(J)
    and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.(K)

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15 And many (A)shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken.”

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15 Many of them will stumble;(A)
    they will fall and be broken,
    they will be snared and captured.”

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And (A)the great dragon was thrown down, (B)that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, (C)the deceiver of the whole world—(D)he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.

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The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent(A) called the devil,(B) or Satan,(C) who leads the whole world astray.(D) He was hurled to the earth,(E) and his angels with him.

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18 For, (A)speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely (B)escaping from those who live in error. 19 They promise them (C)freedom, (D)but they themselves are slaves[a] of corruption. For whatever overcomes a person, to that he is enslaved. 20 For if, (E)after they have escaped the defilements of the world (F)through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and overcome, (G)the last state has become worse for them than the first.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 2:19 For the contextual rendering of the Greek word doulos, see Preface

18 For they mouth empty, boastful words(A) and, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh, they entice people who are just escaping(B) from those who live in error. 19 They promise them freedom, while they themselves are slaves of depravity—for “people are slaves to whatever has mastered them.”(C) 20 If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing(D) our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ(E) and are again entangled in it and are overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning.(F)

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But (A)those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, (B)into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that (C)plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of (D)all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.

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Those who want to get rich(A) fall into temptation and a trap(B) and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money(C) is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith(D) and pierced themselves with many griefs.(E)

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20 among whom are (A)Hymenaeus and (B)Alexander, whom I (C)have handed over to Satan that they may learn not to (D)blaspheme.

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20 Among them are Hymenaeus(A) and Alexander,(B) whom I have handed over to Satan(C) to be taught not to blaspheme.

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The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan (A)with all power and false signs and wonders, 10 and with all wicked deception for (B)those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 Therefore (C)God sends them a strong delusion, so that they may believe (D)what is false, 12 in order that all may be condemned (E)who did not believe the truth but (F)had pleasure in unrighteousness.

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The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with how Satan(A) works. He will use all sorts of displays of power through signs and wonders(B) that serve the lie, 10 and all the ways that wickedness deceives those who are perishing.(C) They perish because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(D) 11 For this reason God sends them(E) a powerful delusion(F) so that they will believe the lie(G) 12 and so that all will be condemned who have not believed the truth but have delighted in wickedness.(H)

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