Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
and that they will come to their senses and escape from being trapped by the devil, who had captured them to do what he wanted.
New American Standard Bible
and they may come to their senses and escape from
King James Version
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Holman Bible
Then they may come to their senses and escape the Devil’s trap,
International Standard Version
so that they might escape from the Devil's snare, even though they've been held captive by him to do his will.
A Conservative Version
and they may sober up out of the snare of the devil, having been captured by him for his will.
American Standard Version
and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will.
Amplified
and that they may come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.
Anderson New Testament
and that they may awake to sobriety out of the snare of the devil, after having been taken captive by him according to his will.
Bible in Basic English
And so they may get themselves free from the net of the Evil One, being made the prisoners of the Lord's servant, for the purpose of God.
Common New Testament
and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and so they may rouze out of the snare of the devil, who leads them captive at his discretion.
Darby Translation
and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, who are taken by him, for his will.
Godbey New Testament
and they may escape from the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him (the Lord's servant) according to his will.
Goodspeed New Testament
and they may yet return to their senses and escape from the toils of the devil, who has caught them to make them do his will.
John Wesley New Testament
And they may awake out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Julia Smith Translation
That they may return to a state of sobriety from the snare of the devil, being taken alive by him at his will.
King James 2000
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Lexham Expanded 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.
Modern King James verseion
and that they awake out of the snare of the Devil, having been taken captive by him, so as to do the will of that one.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that they may come to themselves again out of the snare of the devil, which are now taken of him at his will.
Moffatt New Testament
they may come to their senses again and escape the snare of the devil, as they are brought back to life by God to do his will.
Montgomery New Testament
and they may come to their senses again, and escape the snare of the devil, as they are restored to life by God to do his will.
NET Bible
and they will come to their senses and escape the devil's trap where they are held captive to do his will.
New Heart English Bible
and they may recover themselves out of the devil's snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.
Noyes New Testament
and they may awake to their senses out of the snare of the Devil, by whom they have been taken captive to do his will.
Sawyer New Testament
and that they may recover themselves from the snare of the devil, who are made captives by him to his will.
The Emphasized Bible
And they should wake up to sobriety out of, the adversary's, snare, - though they have been taken alive by him for, that one's, will.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
and that they may escape out of the snare of the devil, who have been captured by him for his will.
Twentieth Century New Testament
and they may yet come to a sober mind, and escape from the snares of the Devil, when captured by the Lord's Servant to do the will of God.
Webster
And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
Weymouth New Testament
and recover sober-mindedness and freedom from the Devil's snare, though they are now entrapped by him to do his will.
Williams New Testament
and they might recover their senses and escape from the devil's trap in which they have been caught by him to do his will.
World English Bible
and they may recover themselves out of the devil's snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.
Worrell New Testament
and they may return to soberness out of the snare of the Devil, having been taken captive by him in accordance with his will.
Worsley New Testament
and they may awake out of the snare of the devil, who have been captivated by him to his will.
Youngs Literal Translation
and they may awake out of the devil's snare, having been caught by him at his will.
Themes
Bondage, spiritual » General references to the bondage of sin
Bondage, spiritual » Is to the devil
Fall of man » Man in consequence of » In bondage to the devil
Sin » General references to the bondage of sin
Topics
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Word Count of 37 Translations in 2 Timothy 2:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
A Worker Approved To God And Not Ashamed
25 [He must] gently correct those people who oppose [him], in hope that God will give them [opportunity for] repentance, leading to a [full] knowledge of the truth, 26 and that they will come to their senses and escape from being trapped by the devil, who had captured them to do what he wanted.
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Cross References
1 Timothy 3:7
He must also have a good reputation among outsiders [i.e., non-Christians], or else he could fall into reproach [i.e., from worldly people] and [therefore] into the devil's trap.
Matthew 12:28-29
But if I drive out evil spirits by [the power of] the Holy Spirit, then [that is evidence that] the kingdom of God has come into your midst [i.e., by my presence and ministry].
Luke 11:21
When a fully armed strong man guards his own courtyard [i.e., homestead], his possessions are safe.
Luke 15:17
But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread to eat, and here I am, dying from hunger!
Luke 22:31-32
"Simon, Simon [i.e., Peter], Satan has earnestly requested the right to sift you like wheat. [Note: Grain was sifted by using a sieve-like device in which grain and particles of dirt and straw were shaken together, allowing the grain to fall through while the dirt and straw remained. This was an allusion to the agitating trials Peter was soon to endure, and survive].
John 13:2
The devil had already filled the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, with the desire to turn Jesus over [i.e., to the Jewish authorities]. During the [Passover] meal,
John 13:27
Then after [he ate] the piece of bread, Satan entered Judas' heart. So, Jesus said to him, "Do what you are going to do, and do it quickly."
Acts 5:3
But Peter said to Ananias, "Why has Satan filled your heart [causing you] to deceive the Holy Spirit by keeping back part of the selling price of the land [while representing it as the full price]?
Acts 26:18
to open their eyes [to the truth] so they will turn from darkness to light and from the power [i.e., the influence] of Satan to God. [Then] they can receive the forgiveness of sins and the inheritance [of never ending life], along with [all] those who are set apart [for God] by trusting in Me.'
1 Corinthians 15:34
Come to your senses; do what is right and stop sinning. Some of you do not know God [i.e., in a personal way]. I am saying this to make you ashamed.
2 Corinthians 2:11
[I do this] so that Satan cannot take advantage of us, for we are not unaware of his schemes.
Ephesians 5:14
So, it says, "You who are asleep, wake up and rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you [i.e., illuminate you]." [Note: The foregoing words may have been an early saying, used at someone's immersion, which included the ideas of "rising up" (See Col. 2:12) and "illumination" (See Heb. 6:4)].
Colossians 1:13
He rescued us from the domain of [spiritual] darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son whom He loves,
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
The coming [of this lawless person] is according to the work of Satan, [and will be] attended by all kinds of powerful [i.e., miraculous] signs and false wonders,
1 Timothy 1:20
Among these people are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I delivered over to Satan [Note: This probably refers to withdrawing fellowship from them. See I Cor. 5:1-5], so that they would learn not to speak against God [anymore].
1 Timothy 6:9-10
But those people who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and [spiritual] destruction.
2 Peter 2:18-20
[Although] their talk is big, what they say is worthless, and by [offering people] fleshly desires [i.e., sexual gratification], they lead people astray, who are barely escaping from the error of the world.
Revelation 12:9
Then the great dragon was thrown out [of heaven]; he is the snake from ancient times who is [also] called "the Devil," and "Satan," the deceiver of the entire world. He was thrown down to earth along with his angels.
Revelation 20:2-3
And he took hold of the dragon, that old snake, who is the devil or Satan, and chained him up for a thousand years.