2 Timothy 2:26 (WEB)
and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to do his will.
Catechism · 1
“"Pure in heart" refers to those who have attuned their intellects and wills to the demands of God's holiness, chiefly in three areas: charity; chastity or sexual rectitude; love of truth and orthodoxy of faith.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Titus 1:15; 1 Tim 1:3-4; 2 Tim 2:23-26.
Fathers and councils · 4
John Chrysostom
“And yet Paul says, “in meekness instruct those that oppose themselves, if peradventure God should 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.” ( 2 Tim. ii. 25, 26.)” — the author cites it
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Leo the Great
“…“lest perchance God will give them repentance that they may recover themselves from the snares of the devil, by whom they are held captive at his will.”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. ii. 25, 26.
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Augustine of Hippo
“For what is the advantage of amendment without any hope of forgiveness?” — editor's note: 2 Tim. ii. 25, 26.
Read the whole comment“For what does she especially beg for them but that “God would grant them repentance,” as the apostle says, “that they may return to soberness out of the snare of the devil, by whom they are held captive according to his will?”” — editor's note: 2 Tim. ii. 25, 26.
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Cross-references · 4
Cited together in Letters Letter 103.
Cited together in Letters Letter 103.
Cited together in Letters Letter 103.
Cited together in Letters Letter 103.