1 Timothy 2:5 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Timothy 2:5

3 For this is ^agood and acceptable in the sight ^bof God our Savior,

4 ^awho desires all men to be saved ^band to come to the knowledge of the truth.

5 ^aFor there is one God and ^bone Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,

6 ^awho gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,

7 ^afor which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am speaking the truth¹ in Christ and not lying—^ba teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

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8 I desire therefore that the men pray ^aeverywhere, ^blifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting;

Verse Comparison: 1 Timothy 2:5

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American Standard Version
For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, `himself' man, Christ Jesus,

Amplified® Bible
For there [is only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,

Contemporary English Version
There is only one God, and Christ Jesus is the only one who can bring us to God. Jesus was truly human, and he gave himself to rescue all of us.

Darby English Version
For God is one, and [the] mediator of God and men one, [the] man Christ Jesus,

Good News Bible
For there is one God, and there is one who brings God and human beings together, the man Christ Jesus,

International Standard Version
There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and human beings-a human, Christ Jesus.

King James Version
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

New American Standard Bible
For there is one God, {and} one mediator also between God and men, {the} man Christ Jesus,

New International Version
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

New King James Version
For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
For one God exists, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

Young's Literal Translation
for one `is' God, one also `is' mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,

New English Translation
For there is one God and one intermediary¹ between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human,²

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