2 Timothy 2:26

Easy To Read Version

The devil has trapped those people and makes them do what he wants. But maybe they can wake up \{and see that the devil is using them\} and free themselves from the devil’s trap.

Cross References

Job 1:12

The Lord said to Satan, “All right. Do anything you want to the things Job has. But don’t hurt his body.”

Job 2:6

So the Lord said to Satan, “All right, Job is in your power. But you are not allowed to kill him.”

Psalm 124:7

We are like a bird that was\par trapped in a net,\par and then escaped.\par The net broke, and we escaped!\par

Isaiah 28:13

So the words from God were like a foreign language: {\cf2\super [257]}

Isaiah 53:12

For this reason, I will reward him among my people. He will have a share of all things with the people that are strong. \{I will do this for him\} because he gave his life for the people and died.

Isaiah 8:15

(Many people will fall over this rock. Those people will fall and be broken. They will be trapped and caught.)

Luke 11:21

“When a strong man with many weapons guards his own house, then the things in his house are safe.

Luke 15:17

The boy realized that he had been very foolish. He thought, ‘All of my father’s servants have plenty of food. But I am here, almost dead because I have nothing to eat.

Luke 5:10

James and John, the sons of Zebedee, were amazed too. (James and John worked together with Simon. {\cf2\super [89]})

John 13:2

Jesus and his followers were at the evening meal. The devil had already persuaded Judas Iscariot to turn against Jesus. (Judas was the son of Simon.)

John 13:27

When Judas took the bread, Satan (the devil) entered him. Jesus said to Judas. “The thing that you will do—do it quickly!”

Acts 26:18

You will show the people the Truth. The people will turn away from darkness (sin) to the light (good). They will turn away from the power of Satan, and they will turn to God. Then their sins can be forgiven. They can have a share with those people who have been made holy {\cf2\super [494]} by believing in me.’”

Acts 5:3

Peter said, “Ananias, why did you let Satan (the devil) rule your heart? You lied and tried to deceive (fool) the Holy Spirit. {\cf2\super [85]} You sold your field, but why did you keep part of the money for yourself?

1 Corinthians 15:34

Come back to your right way of thinking and stop sinning. Some of you don’t know God. I say this to shame you.

2 Corinthians 2:11

I did this so that Satan (the Devil) would not win anything from us. We know very well what Satan’s plans are.

Ephesians 5:14

And everything that is made easy to see can become light. This is why we say:

Colossians 1:13

God made us free from the power of darkness (evil). And he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son (Jesus).

1 Timothy 1:20

Hymenaeus and Alexander are men like that. I have given those men to Satan (the devil) so that they will learn not to speak against God.

1 Timothy 3:7

An elder must also have the respect of people who are not in the church. Then he will not be criticized by other people and be caught in the devil’s trap.

Revelation 12:9

The snake was thrown down out of heaven. (The giant snake is that old snake called the devil or Satan. He leads the whole world into the wrong way.) The snake with his angels were thrown to the earth.