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II Timothy 2:24-26
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all,
apt to teach, patient, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves;
if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the
truth; And they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who
are taken captive by him at his will.
---King James Version
God's people must not be quarrelsome; they must
be gentle, patient, teachers of those who are wrong. Be humble when you
are trying to teach those who are mixed up concerning the truth.
For if you talk meekly and courteously to them they are more likely, with
God's help, to turn away from their wrong ideas and believe what is true.
Then they will come to their senses and escape from Satan's trap of slavery
to sin which he uses to catch them whenever he likes, and then they can
begin doing the will of God.
---The Living Bible
God' servant must not be argumentative, but a gentle
listener and a teacher who keeps cool, working firmly but patiently with
those who refuse to obey. You never know how or when God might sober them
up with a change of heart and a turning to the truth, enabling them to
escape the Devil's trap, where they are caught and held captive, forced
to run his errands.
---The Message
And the Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead,
he must be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful. Those who oppose
him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant them repentance
leading them to a knowledge of the truth, 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 International Version
A servant of the Lord must not quarrel. Instead,
he must be kind to everyone. He must be a good teacher. He must be willing
to suffer wrong. He must be gentle in correcting those who oppose the Good
News. Maybe God will allow them to change the way they think and act and
lead them to know the truth. Then they might come back to their senses
and God will free them from the devil's snare so that they can do his will.
---God's Word
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page authored by SR Chandler
last updated November 20, 2003
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