and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.
Parallel translations
- KJV And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
- BSB Then they will come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, who has taken them captive to his will.
- 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.
- NASB 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.
- 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.
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Such repentance enables them to escape the devil's snare, having been captured by him to do his will. Coming to the truth means liberation from satanic bondage.
Overview
Paul portrays those in error as ensnared captives of the devil, doing his bidding without knowing it. God-given repentance breaks this captivity and restores them to clear-minded freedom. The gentle correction of verse 25 is thus an instrument of spiritual rescue.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 27
- 1 Tim 3:7Moreover he must have good testimony from those who are outside, to avoid falling into reproach and the snare of the devil.
- Isa 49:25–26But Yahweh says, “Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the plunder retrieved from the fierce; for I will contend with him who contends with you, and I will save your children.
- Ps 124:7Our soul has escaped like a bird out of the fowler’s snare. The snare is broken, and we have escaped.
- Isa 42:6–7“I, Yahweh, have called you in righteousness, and will hold your hand, and will keep you, and make you a covenant for the people, as a light for the nations;
- Rev 20:2–3He seized the dragon, the old serpent, which is the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole inhabited earth, and bound him for a thousand years,
- Eph 5:14Therefore he says, “Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you.”
- Col 1:13who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love;
- Isa 8:15Many will stumble over it, fall, be broken, be snared, and be captured.”
- Rev 12:9The great dragon was thrown down, the old serpent, he 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.
- Job 1:12Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, all that he has is in your power. Only on himself don’t stretch out your hand.” So Satan went out from the presence of Yahweh.
- 2 Pet 2:18–20For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;
- Acts 5:3But Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to keep back part of the price of the land?
- Isa 28:13Therefore Yahweh’s word will be to them precept on precept, precept on precept; line on line, line on line; here a little, there a little; that they may go, fall backward, be broken, be snared, and be taken.
- Isa 53:12Therefore will I give him a portion with the great, and he will divide the plunder with the strong; because he poured out his soul to death, and was counted with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.
- Acts 26:18to open their eyes, that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive remission of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in me.’
- Luke 15:17But when he came to himself he said, ‘How many hired servants of my father’s have bread enough to spare, and I’m dying with hunger!
- 1 Tim 1:20of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I delivered to Satan, that they might be taught not to blaspheme.
- 1 Tim 6:9–10But those who are determined to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and harmful lusts, such as drown men in ruin and destruction.
- Luke 11:21“When the strong man, fully armed, guards his own dwelling, his goods are safe.
- 1 Cor 15:34Wake up righteously, and don’t sin, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
- Job 2:6Yahweh said to Satan, “Behold, he is in your hand. Only spare his life.”
- Matt 12:28–29But if I by the Spirit of God cast out demons, then God’s Kingdom has come upon you.
- John 13:27After the piece of bread, then Satan entered into him. Then Jesus said to him, “What you do, do quickly.”
- John 13:2During supper, the devil having already put into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon’s son, to betray him,
- 2 Cor 2:11that no advantage may be gained over us by Satan; for we are not ignorant of his schemes.
- 2 Th 2:9–12even he whose coming is according to the working of Satan with all power and signs and lying wonders,
- Luke 22:31–32The Lord said, “Simon, Simon, behold, Satan asked to have you, that he might sift you as wheat,
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