26And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.
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Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
But thus saith the LORD, Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered: for I will contend with him that contendeth with thee, and I will save thy children. …
Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.
And he laid hold on the dragon, that old serpent, which is the Devil, and Satan, and bound him a thousand years, …
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22-26)I. Paul here exhorts Timothy to beware of youthful lusts , 2 Tim. 2:22. Though he was a holy good man, very much mortified to the world, yet Paul thought it necessary to caution him against youthful lusts: “ Flee them, take all possible care and pains to keep thyself pure from them.” The lusts of the flesh are youthful lusts, which young people must carefully watch against, and the best must not b…
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