2 Timothy 2:25
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;In other versions
in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,
ASV
Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,
BBE
in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of [the] truth,
DBY
in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,
WEB
in meekness instructing those opposing -- if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,
YLT
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God possibly will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
ENG
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God perhaps will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth:
WBT
He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.
BSB
In context
23But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strifes.
24And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
