1 Timothy 2:4
who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;
Young's Literal 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] right and acceptable before God our Saviour,
5for one [is] God, one also [is] mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,
Cross References
Isaiah 49:6And He saith, 'It hath been a light thing That thou art to Me for a servant To raise up the tribes of Jacob, And the preserved of Israel to bring back, And I have given thee for a light of nations, To be My salvation unto the end of the earth.'
Isaiah 55:1Ho, every thirsty one, come ye to the waters, And he who hath no money, Come ye, buy and eat, yea, come, buy Without money and without price, wine and milk.
Ezekiel 18:32For I have no pleasure in the death of the dying, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, And turn ye back and live!
Habakkuk 2:14For full is the earth of the knowledge of the honour of Jehovah, As waters cover [the bottom of] a sea.
Mark 16:15and he said to them, 'Having gone to all the world, proclaim the good news to all the creation;
Luke 14:23'And the lord said unto the servant, Go forth to 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 →