1 Timothy 2:4
Whose desire is that all men may have salvation and come to the knowledge of what is true.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
In Context
3This is good and pleasing in the eyes of God our Saviour;
5For there is one God and one peacemaker between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Cross References
Isaiah 49:6It is not enough for one who is my servant to put the tribes of Jacob again in their place, and to get back those of Israel who have been sent away: my purpose is to give you as a light to the nations, so that you may be my salvation to the end of the earth.
Isaiah 55:1Ho! everyone in need, come to the waters, and he who has no strength, let him get food: come, get bread without money; wine and milk without price.
Ezekiel 18:32For I have no pleasure in the death of him on whom death comes, says the Lord: be turned back then, and have life.
Habakkuk 2:14For the earth will be full of the knowledge of the glory of the Lord as the sea is covered by the waters.
Mark 16:15And he said to them, Go into all the world, and give the good news to everyone.
Luke 14:23And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the roads and the fields, and make them come in, so that my house may be full.
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 →