1 Timothy 2:4
Who will that all men shalbe saued, and come vnto the acknowledging of the trueth.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 in the sight of God our Sauiour,
5For there is one God, and one Mediatour betweene God and man, which is the man Christ Iesus,
Cross References
Isaiah 49:6And hee sayde, It is a small thing that thou shouldest be my seruaunt, to raise vp the tribes of Iaakob, and to restore the desolations of Israel: I will also giue thee for a light of the Gentiles, that thou maiest bee my saluation vnto the ende of the worlde.
Isaiah 55:1Ho, euery one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and ye that haue no siluer, come, bye and eate: come, I say, bye wine and milke without siluer and without money.
Ezekiel 18:32For I desire not the death of him that dyeth, sayth the Lord God: cause therefore one another to returne, and liue ye.
Habakkuk 2:14For the earth shall be filled with the knowledge of the glory of the Lord, as the waters couer the sea.
Mark 16:15And he saide vnto them, Goe ye into all the worlde, and preach the Gospel to euery creature.
Luke 14:23Then the master sayd to the seruaunt, Goe out into the hie wayes, and hedges, and compell them to come in, that mine house may bee 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 →