1 Timothy 2:4
who would have all men live, and be converted to the knowledge of the truth.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 God our life-giver;
5For God is one; and the mediator between God and men is one, namely the man Jesus the Messiah;
Cross References
Mark 16:15And he said to them: Go ye into all the world, and proclaim my tidings in the whole creation.
Luke 14:23And the lord said to his servant: Go out to the by-paths, and among the hedges, and constrain them 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 →