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And a bondman of [the] Lord ought not to contend, but be gentle towards all; apt to teach; forbearing;
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in meekness setting right those who oppose, if God perhaps may sometime give them repentance to acknowledgment of [the] truth,
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and that they may awake up out of the snare of the devil, [who are] taken by him, for *his* will.
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It is here a question whether it be God's will or Satan's; whether 'for' (eis) refers to 'awake up' or 'taken captive:' 'awake up for his (God's) will out of the snare,' &c.; that those who have been taken as prey by the devil may, God having given them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth, awake up to follow his will. I rather prefer its application to God.