1 Timothy 2:6
who gave himself a ransom for all, the testimony for their own times.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
In Context
5For there is one God, and one mediator of God and men, the man Jesus Christ,
Cross References
Job 33:24then [God] is gracious to him, and says, Deliver him from going down to the pit; I have found a ransom.
Matthew 20:28Just as the Son of man came not to be served, but to serve, and to give his life a ransom for many.
John 6:51I am the living bread, having come down out of heaven. If any man eats of this bread, he will live into the age. And also, the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.
Romans 5:6For while we were yet weak, in due time Christ died for the impious.
1 Corinthians 1:6Just as the testimony of Christ was confirmed in you,
2 Corinthians 5:21For the man who knew no sin was made sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in him.
Matthew Henry on 1 Timothy 2:2-9
Universal Prayer Recommended. ( a. d. 64.) 1 I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; 2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. 3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4 Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ… Read the whole commentary →