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1 Timothy 2:6 KJV
1 Timothy · chapter 2 · verse 6
Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.1 Timothy 2:6 · King James Version
1 Timothy 2:6 in context
4Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
7Whereunto 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.
8I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.
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Key words (Strong's)
- testifiedmartyriontestimonyG3142 →
- himselfheautouhimself, herself, itself, themselvesG1438 →
- gavedidōmito give, to give something to someone, of one s own accord to give one something, to his…G1325 →
- timekairosdue measure, a measure of time, a larger or smaller portion of time, hence , a fixed and…G2540 →
- dueidiospertaining to one s self, one s own, belonging to one s selfG2398 →
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Here is, I. A charge given to Christians to pray for all men in general, and particularly for all in authority. Timothy must take care that this be done. Paul does not send him any prescribed form of prayer, as we have reason to think he would if he had intended that ministers should be tied to that way of praying;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-8