The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:26
They for that they, A.V.; having been taken captive by the Lord ' s servant unto the will of God for who are taken captive by him at his will, A.V. Having been taken captive, etc. This is undoubtedly a difficult passage. We will first take the individual words, and then turn to the general meaning. Recover themselves ( ἀνανήψωσιν ); only found here in the New Testament, and never in the LXX . In classical Greek, where it is, however, uncommon, it means literally "to recover... read more
The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Timothy 2:25
Correcting them for instructing those, A.V.; peradventure God for God peradventure, A.V.; may for will, A.V.; unto the knowledge for to the acknowledging, A.V. Correcting ( παιδεύοντα ), παιδεύειν means properly to "educate," "bring up," or "train" a child. Hence sometimes the idea of teaching predominates, sometimes that of correcting or chastising. Here the context shows that the idea of teaching is pre-dominant—partly because the word suggests something... read more