# 2 Timothy 2.25

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**Book:** [2 Timothy](/codex/2-timothy/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 23. But foolish and ignorant questionings refuse, knowing that they gender strifes. 24. And the Lord's servant must not strive, but be gentle towards all, apt to teach, forbearing,
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> **25. in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,**
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> 26. and they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him unto his will. (2 Timothy 2:23-26, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 23. But refuse foolish and ignorant questionings, knowing that they generate strife. 24. The Lord’s servant must not quarrel, but be gentle towards all, able to teach, patient,
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> **25. in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,**
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> 26. and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to his will. (2 Timothy 2:23-26, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 23. But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes. 24. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient, <sup>patient: or, forbearing</sup>
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> **25. In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;**
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> 26. And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will. <sup>recover: Gr. awake</sup> <sup>taken: Gr. taken alive</sup> (2 Timothy 2:23-26, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 23. and the foolish and uninstructed questions be avoiding, having known that they beget strife, 24. and a servant of the Lord it behoveth not to strive, but to be gentle unto all, apt to teach, patient under evil,
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> **25. in meekness instructing those opposing, if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,**
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> 26. and they may awake out of the devil's snare, having been caught by him at his will. (2 Timothy 2:23-26, YLT)

## Setting

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## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Prayers Against Scoffing and Mockery](/codex/prayers-against-scoffing-and-mockery/), via [2 Timothy 2.24-26](/codex/2-timothy-2-24-26/)
- [Repentance](/codex/g3341-metanoia/)

**Lexicon:**

- [G0225 - aletheia](/codex/g0225-aletheia/)
- [G3340 - metanoeo](/codex/g3340-metanoeo/)
- [G3341 - metanoia](/codex/g3341-metanoia/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.