“in gentleness correcting those who oppose him. Perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth,”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 2 Timothy 2 contains 26 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.