Verse Comparison: 1 Timothy 2:7
American Standard Version
whereunto I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Amplified® Bible
And of this matter I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (special messenger)--I am speaking the truth {in Christ,} I do not falsify [when I say this]--a teacher of the Gentiles in [the realm of] faith and truth.
Contemporary English Version
This is why God chose me to be a preacher and an apostle of the good news. I am telling the truth. I am not lying. God sent me to teach the Gentiles about faith and truth.
Darby English Version
to which *I* have been appointed a herald and apostle, (I speak [the] truth, I do not lie,) a teacher of [the] nations in faith and truth.
Good News Bible
and that is why I was sent as an apostle and teacher of the Gentiles, to proclaim the message of faith and truth. I am not lying; I am telling the truth!
International Standard Version
For this reason I was appointed to be a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher of the gentiles in faith and truth. (I am telling you the truth. I am not lying.)
King James Version
Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
New American Standard Bible
For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
New International Version
And for this purpose I was appointed a herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a teacher of the true faith to the Gentiles.
New King James Version
for which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am speaking the truth in Christand not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For this He appointed me a preacher and an apostle ( I tell the truth, I do not lie) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Young's Literal Translation
in regard to which I was set a preacher and apostle -- truth I say in Christ, I do not lie -- a teacher of nations, in faith and truth.