24 (NIV) And the
Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must
be kind to everyone, able to teach, not resentful.
25 Those who oppose
him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God
will grant them repentance leading them to a
knowledge of the truth,
26 and that they will
come to their senses and escape from the trap of
the devil, who has taken them captive to do his will.