1 Timothy 2:7
whereunto I was appointed a herald and an apostle, (I speak the truth, I lie not,) a teacher of the gentiles in faith and truth.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
6who gave himself a ransom for all; to which the testimony was to be borne in its own due times,
8I desire, then, that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 1:1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 7:27Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, putting one thing to another to find knowledge.
John 7:35The Jews therefore said among themselves, Whither will this man go, that we shall not find him? Will he go to the dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks?
Acts 14:27And when they had arrived and had gathered the church together, they related what great things God had wrought with them, and that he had opened a door of faith to the gentiles.
Acts 26:17delivering thee from the people, and from the gentiles, to whom I send thee,
Romans 1:9For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how constantly I make mention of you, always in my prayers
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 →