1 Timothy 2:4
who desires that all men should be saved and come to [the] knowledge of [the] truth.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
In Context
3for this is good and acceptable before our Saviour God,
5For God is one, and [the] mediator of God and men one, [the] man Christ Jesus,
Cross References
Isaiah 49:6and he saith, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my servant to raise up the tribes of Jacob, and to restore the preserved of Israel; I have even given thee for a light of the nations, that thou mayest be my salvation unto the end of the earth.
Isaiah 55:1Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters; and he that hath no money, come ye, buy, and eat: yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price!
Ezekiel 18:32For I have no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, saith the Lord Jehovah; therefore turn ye and live.
Habakkuk 2:14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of Jehovah as the waters cover the sea.
Mark 16:15And he said to them, Go into all the world, and preach the glad tidings to all the creation.
Luke 14:23And the lord said to the bondman, Go out into the ways and fences and compel to come in, that my house may be filled;
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 →