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  • 2 Timothy 2:26
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 26 and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the Devil, seeing that they have been caught alive by him to do his will.+

  • 2 Timothy 2:26
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 26 καὶ and ἀνανήψωσιν they might sober up ἐκ out of τῆς the τοῦ of the διαβόλου Devil παγίδος, snare, ἐζωγρημένοι (ones) having been caught alive ὑπ’ by αὐτοῦ him εἰς into τὸ the ἐκείνου of that (one) θέλημα. will.

  • 2 Timothy 2:26
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 26 and they may come back to their proper senses out from the snare+ of the Devil, seeing that they have been caught alive+ by him for the will of that one.

  • 2 Timothy 2:26
    The Bible in Living English
    • 26* and they should sober up out of the Devil’s trap, captured by him, into His will.

  • 2 Timothy 2:26
    American Standard Version
    • 26 and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will.

  • 2 Timothy 2:26
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 26 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.

  • 2 Timothy 2:26
    King James Version
    • 26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

  • 2 Timothy
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 2:26 it-2 1122; w12 8/15 20

  • 2 Timothy
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 2:26 w78 8/1 19; w75 372; ad 1612-1613; g71 5/22 9

  • 2 Timothy
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 2:26

      Insight, Volume 2, p. 1122

      The Watchtower,

      8/15/2012, p. 20

  • 2 Timothy Study Notes—Chapter 2
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 2:26

      escape from the snare of the Devil: Paul indicates that some in the congregation had fallen into “the snare of the Devil.” They had apparently become victims of the Devil by allowing him to deceive them into deviating from the truth. (2Ti 2:18, 23, 25) The expression “caught alive by [the Devil] to do his will” may imply that the Devil used lies to trap them unawares. Satan did not kill them, but he manipulated them into serving his purposes. Paul urged Timothy to instruct such ensnared ones “with mildness” so that they might “come to their senses” (lit., “sober up”; see study note on 1Co 15:34). Those who repented could free themselves from the Devil’s snare.

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