2 Timothy 2:26

2 Timothy 2:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
• New International Version (NIV)and that they will come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then they will come to their senses and escape from the devil’s trap. For they have been held captive by him to do whatever he wants.

Context of 2 Timothy 2:26

24And the Lord's servant must not be quarrelsome but kind to everyone, able to teach, patiently enduring evil, 25correcting his opponents with gentleness. God may perhaps grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, after being captured by him to do his will.

2 Timothy 2:26 word by word

καὶ ἀνανήψωσιν ἐκ τῆς τοῦ διαβόλου παγίδος ἐζωγρημένοι ὑπ᾽ αὐτοῦ εἰς τὸ ἐκείνου θέλημα.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• they may recover themselvesἀνανήφωananēphō · to regain sensesG366
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the snareπαγίςpagis · trapG3803
• of the devilδιάβολοςdiabolos · devilish/the DevilG1228
• who are taken captiveζωγρέωzōgreō · to capture aliveG2221
• byὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• atεἰςeis · towardG1519
• hisἐκεῖνοςekeinos · thatG1565
• willθέλημαthelēma · will/desireG2307

Cross-references for 2 Timothy 2:26

• Luke 15:17"But when he came to himself, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but I perish here with hunger!
• 1 Corinthians 15:34Wake up from your drunken stupor, as is right, and do not go on sinning. For some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
• Ephesians 5:14for anything that becomes visible is light. Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
• Psalms 124:7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped!
• Isaiah 8:15And many shall stumble on it. They shall fall and be broken; they shall be snared and taken."
• Isaiah 28:13And the word of the Lord will be to them precept upon precept, precept upon precept, line upon line, line upon line, here a little, there a little, that they may go, and fall backward, and be broken, and snared, and taken.
• Acts 26:18to open their eyes, so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith in me.'
• 2 Corinthians 2:11so that we would not be outwitted by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his designs.
• Colossians 1:13He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
• 2 Thessalonians 2:9The coming of the lawless one is by the activity of Satan with all power and false signs and wonders,
• 1 Timothy 3:7Moreover, he must be well thought of by outsiders, so that he may not fall into disgrace, into a snare of the devil.
• 1 Timothy 6:9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
• Revelation 20:2And he seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years,
• Isaiah 42:6"I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations,
• Isaiah 49:25For thus says the Lord: "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.

Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26And that they may recover themselves - The construction of this verse is extremely difficult, though the sense given by our translation is plain enough. I shall set down the original, and the principal English translations: - , ̔ ' . And thei rise agein fro snaaris of the debyl, of whome thei ben holde captyffis at his wille. - Wiclif. First translation into English, 1378. And to turne agayne from the snare of devell, which are holden in prison of him at…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26And that they may recover themselves - Margin, “awake.” The word which is rendered “recover” in the text, and “awake” in the margin - ̓́ ananēpsōsin- occurs nowhere else in the New Testament. It properly means, to become sober again, as from inebriation; to awake from a deep sleep, and then, to come to a right mind, as one does who is aroused from a state of inebriety, or from sleep. The representation in this part of the verse implies that, while under…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-26Verses 22-26 The more we follow that which is good, the faster and the further we shall flee from that which is evil. The keeping up the communion of saints, will take us from fellowship with unfruitful works of darkness. See how often the apostle cautions against disputes in religion; which surely shows that religion consists more in believing and practising what God requires, than in subtle disputes. Those are unapt to teach, who are apt to strive, and…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-26Timothy must focus on Paul's teaching and avoid the teachings and behavior of false teachers 2:8–13. The false teachings were probably similar to those in 1 Timothy 6:20–21.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. recover themselves--Greek, "awake to soberness," namely from the spiritual intoxication whereby they have fallen into the snare of the devil. the snare--(Ep 6:11, "the wiles of the devil": 1Ti 3:7; 6:9). taken captive by him at his will--so as to follow the will of "THAT" (the Greek emphatically marks Satan thus) foe. However, different Greek pronouns stand for "him" and "his"; and the Greek for "taken captive" means not "captured for destruction,"…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Timothy 2:26

• Captivity
• Depravity of Man
• Gentleness
• Minister, Christian
• Satan

In the dictionaries

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• Captive
• Commit
• Deny
• Eat
• Endure
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• Eternal
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Commentaries on 2 Timothy 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings