1 Timothy 2:4
who wills all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;
Literal Standard Version
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] right and acceptable before God our Savior,
5for [there is] one God, also one mediator of God and of men—the man Christ Jesus,
Cross References
Isaiah 49:6And He says, “It has been a light thing || That You are My Servant || To raise up the tribes of Jacob, || And to bring back the preserved of Israel, || And I have given You for a light to the nations, || To be My salvation to the end of the earth.”
Isaiah 55:1“Behold, every thirsty one, || Come to the waters, || And he who has no money, || Come, buy and eat, || Indeed, come, buy wine and milk || Without money and without price.
Ezekiel 18:32For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying,” || A declaration of Lord YHWH, || “Therefore turn back and live!”
Habakkuk 2:14For the earth is full of the knowledge of the glory of YHWH, || As the waters cover over a sea.
Mark 16:15and He said to them, “Having gone into all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;
Luke 14:23And the lord said to the servant, Go forth into the ways and hedges, and constrain 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 →