2 Timothy 2:25
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
注釈
Study Note
The instruction to correct opponents 'with gentleness' in hope that God will 'grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth' places repentance in the category of divine gift rather than human achievement — an important pneumatological insight. The phrase 'God may perhaps grant them repentance' (mēpote dōē autois ho theos metanoian) does not imply uncertainty about God's ability but about the outcome in specific cases, expressing pastoral hope rather than theological agnosticism. Acts 11:18 ('God has granted repentance that leads to life even to the Gentiles') and Acts 5:31 ('God exalted him to give repentance to Israel') confirm that the Lukan-Pauline tradition consistently treats repentance as a divine gift that is nonetheless appropriated through human response. The verse models a pastoral attitude toward opponents that resists both capitulation and contempt.
他の翻訳
in meekness correcting them that oppose themselves; if peradventure God may give them repentance unto the knowledge of the truth,
in meekness instructing those opposing--if perhaps God may give to them repentance to an acknowledging of the truth,
Gently guiding those who go against the teaching; if by chance God may give them a change of heart and true knowledge,
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