1 Timothy 2:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.”

1 Timothy 2:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Timothy 2:4 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Timothy 2:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.”

1 Timothy 2:4 — World English Bible

1 Timothy 2:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth. ”

1 Timothy 2:4 — American Standard Version

1 Timothy 2:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;”

1 Timothy 2:4 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Timothy 2:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“who desires that all men should be saved and come to [the] knowledge of [the] truth.”

1 Timothy 2:4 — Darby Translation

1 Timothy 2:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Who will that all men shalbe saued, and come vnto the acknowledging of the trueth.”

1 Timothy 2:4 — Geneva Bible

1 Timothy 2:4 in Context — 1 Timothy 2

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 Jesus;

6 Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

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What Does 1 Timothy 2:4 Mean?

1 Timothy 2:4 is a verse from the Book of 1 Timothy, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Timothy chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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