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2 Timothy 2:26

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2:26and they will come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap where they are held captive47 to do his will.48

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  1. 47 Grk “having been captured by him.”
  2. 48 Grk “for that one’s will,” referring to the devil, but with a different pronoun than in the previous phrase “by him.” Some have construed “for his will” with the earlier verb and referred the pronoun to God: “come to their senses and escape the devil’s trap (though they have been captured by him) in order to do His will.” In Classical Greek the shift in pronouns would suggest this, but in Koine Greek this change is not significant. The more natural sense is a reference to the devil’s will.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then they may come to their senses and escape the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

and they will come to their senses again and escape from the trap of the devil, being held captive by him to do his will.

KJV 1900King James Version

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