2 Timothy 2:26

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Then they may come to their senses and escape from the trap of the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.

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  • Isa 49:25-26 : 25 But this is what the Lord says: 'Yes, the captives of the mighty will be taken, and the prey of the ruthless will be rescued. I will contend with those who oppose you, and I will save your children.' 26 I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh, and they will be drunk on their own blood as with new wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the Lord, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.
  • 1 Tim 3:7 : 7 Moreover, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he won't fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.
  • Ps 124:7 : 7 We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we have escaped.
  • Isa 8:15 : 15 Many will stumble over it; they will fall and be broken, they will be ensnared and captured.
  • Isa 28:13 : 13 So the word of the LORD to them will be: command upon command, command upon command, line upon line, line upon line, a little here, a little there—so that they may go and fall backward, be broken, snared, and captured.
  • Isa 42:6-7 : 6 I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you as a covenant to the people, a light to the nations. 7 To open blind eyes, to bring prisoners out from the dungeon, and to release those who dwell in darkness from their confinement.
  • Matt 12:28-29 : 28 But if I drive out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you. 29 Or how can anyone enter a strong man's house and carry off his possessions unless he first ties up the strong man? Then he can plunder his house.
  • Luke 11:21 : 21 When a strong man, fully armed, guards his own house, his possessions are secure.
  • John 13:27 : 27 After the piece of bread, Satan entered him. So Jesus told him, 'What you’re about to do, do quickly.'
  • Rev 20:2-3 : 2 He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent, who is the Devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. 3 He threw him into the abyss, locked it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations anymore until the thousand years were completed. After that, he must be released for a short time.
  • 1 Tim 6:9-9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction. 10 For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil, and by craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pains.
  • 2 Pet 2:18-20 : 18 For they utter arrogant, empty words and entice those who are barely escaping from others living in error, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh and by debauchery. 19 They promise freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave to whatever has mastered them. 20 For if, after escaping the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
  • Eph 5:14 : 14 Therefore it says, "Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."
  • Col 1:13 : 13 He has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son He loves,
  • 2 Thess 2:9-9 : 9 The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders, 10 and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved. 11 For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie, 12 in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.
  • 1 Tim 1:20 : 20 Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.
  • Acts 5:3 : 3 But Peter said, 'Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds from the land?
  • Acts 26:18 : 18 to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.
  • 1 Cor 15:34 : 34 Wake up righteously, and do not sin, for some are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame.
  • Luke 15:17 : 17 But when he came to his senses, he said, 'How many of my father's hired servants have more than enough bread, but here I am dying from hunger!
  • Luke 22:31-32 : 31 Simon, Simon, behold, Satan has demanded to sift you all like wheat. 32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith may not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.
  • John 13:2 : 2 During supper, the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, the son of Simon, to betray Him.
  • Isa 53:12 : 12 Therefore I will give him a portion among the great, and he will divide the spoils with the strong, because he poured out his life unto death and was numbered with the transgressors. He bore the sin of many and made intercession for the transgressors.
  • Job 1:12 : 12 The LORD said to Satan, 'Very well, everything he has is in your power, but do not lay a hand on the man himself.' Then Satan went out from the presence of the LORD.
  • Job 2:6 : 6 The LORD said to Satan, 'Very well, he is in your hands; only spare his life.'
  • 2 Cor 2:11 : 11 So that we may not be outwitted by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

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    25Gently instruct those who oppose you, in the hope that God might grant them repentance, leading them to a knowledge of the truth.

  • 2 Pet 2:18-21
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    18For they utter arrogant, empty words and entice those who are barely escaping from others living in error, by appealing to the lustful desires of the flesh and by debauchery.

    19They promise freedom while they themselves are slaves of corruption, for a person is a slave to whatever has mastered them.

    20For if, after escaping the defilements of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.

    21For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them.

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    9The coming of the lawless one will be in accordance with the workings of Satan, with all kinds of power, false signs, and wonders,

    10and with every kind of deceit targeting those who are perishing, because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.

    11For this reason, God sends them a powerful delusion, so that they will believe the lie,

    12in order that all who did not believe the truth but delighted in wickedness might be judged.

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    11So that we may not be outwitted by Satan, for we are not ignorant of his schemes.

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    6He must not be a recent convert, so that he does not become conceited and fall into the judgment of the devil.

    7Moreover, he must have a good reputation with outsiders, so that he won't fall into disgrace and the trap of the devil.

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    7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

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    20Among them are Hymenaeus and Alexander, whom I have handed over to Satan so that they may be taught not to blaspheme.

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    18to open their eyes so that they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified by faith in me.

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    12The seed along the path represents those who hear, but then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so they cannot believe and be saved.

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