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May recover themselves (ἀνανήψωσιν)
Lit. may return to soberness. N.T.o. See on be sober, 1Th 5:6. A similar connection of thought between coming to the knowledge of God and awaking out of a drunken stupor, occurs 1Co 15:34.
Out of the snare of the devil (ἐκ τῆς τοῦ διαβόλου παγίδος)
Comp. Psa 124:7. The phrase snare of the devil, only here and 1Ti 3:7 (note). The metaphor is mixed; return to soberness out of the snare of the devil.
Who are taken captive (ἐζωγρημένοι)
Or, having been held captive. Only here and Luk 5:10 (note on thou shalt catch).
By him (ὑπ' αὐτοῦ)
The devil.
At his will (εἰς τὸἐκείνου θέλημα)
Better, unto his will: that is, to do his (God's) will.
The whole will then read: “And that they may return to soberness out of the snare of the devil (having been held captive by him) to do God's will.”