Context 2:25 correcting1 opponents with gentleness. Perhaps God will grant them repentance and then knowledge of the truth2
[2:25]1snCorrecting is the word for “child-training” or “discipline.” It is often positive (training, educating) but here denotes the negative side (correcting, disciplining).
[2:25]2tnGrk “repentance unto knowledge of the truth.”