4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
4 who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.
4 who desires all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
4 He wants not only us but everyone saved, you know, everyone to get to know the truth we've learned:
4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
4 who wants everyone to be saved and to understand the truth.
5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and mankind, the man Christ Jesus,
5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man
5 that there's one God and only one, and one Priest-Mediator between God and us - Jesus,
5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,
5 For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity-the man Christ Jesus.
(Read 1 Timothy 2:1-7)
The disciples of Christ must be praying people; all, without distinction of nation, sect, rank, or party. Our duty as Christians, is summed up in two words; godliness, that is, the right worshipping of God; and honesty, that is, good conduct toward all men. These must go together: we are not truly honest, if we are not godly, and do not render to God his due; and we are not truly godly, if not honest. What is acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, we should abound in. There is one Mediator, and that Mediator gave himself a ransom for all. And this appointment has been made for the benefit of the Jews and the Gentiles of every nation; that all who are willing may come in this way, to the mercy-seat of a pardoning God, to seek reconciliation with him. Sin had made a quarrel between us and God; Jesus Christ is the Mediator who makes peace. He is a ransom that was to be known in due time. In the Old Testament times, his sufferings, and the glory that should follow, were spoken of as things to be revealed in the last times. Those who are saved must come to the knowledge of the truth, for that is God's appointed way to save sinners: if we do not know the truth, we cannot be ruled by it.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:4
Commentary on 1 Timothy 2:1-7
(Read 1 Timothy 2:1-7)
The disciples of Christ must be praying people; all, without distinction of nation, sect, rank, or party. Our duty as Christians, is summed up in two words; godliness, that is, the right worshipping of God; and honesty, that is, good conduct toward all men. These must go together: we are not truly honest, if we are not godly, and do not render to God his due; and we are not truly godly, if not honest. What is acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, we should abound in. There is one Mediator, and that Mediator gave himself a ransom for all. And this appointment has been made for the benefit of the Jews and the Gentiles of every nation; that all who are willing may come in this way, to the mercy-seat of a pardoning God, to seek reconciliation with him. Sin had made a quarrel between us and God; Jesus Christ is the Mediator who makes peace. He is a ransom that was to be known in due time. In the Old Testament times, his sufferings, and the glory that should follow, were spoken of as things to be revealed in the last times. Those who are saved must come to the knowledge of the truth, for that is God's appointed way to save sinners: if we do not know the truth, we cannot be ruled by it.