# 1 Timothy 2.3-4 **Book:** [1 Timothy](/codex/1-timothy/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; 2. for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity. > > **3. This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; 4. who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.** > > 5. For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus, 6. who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony to be borne in its own times; (1 Timothy 2:1-6, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: 2. for kings and all who are in high places; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and reverence. > > **3. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior; 4. who desires all people to be saved and come to full 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 as a ransom for all; the testimony in its own times; (1 Timothy 2:1-6, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; exhort: or, desire 2. For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. authority: or, eminent place > > **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. to: or, a testimony (1 Timothy 2:1-6, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. I exhort, then, first of all, there be made supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, for all men: 2. for kings, and all who are in authority, that a quiet and peaceable life we may lead in all piety and gravity, > > **3. for this [is] right and acceptable before God our Saviour, 4. who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;** > > 5. for one [is] God, one also [is] mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus, 6. who did give himself a ransom for all, the testimony in its own times (1 Timothy 2:1-6, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** Paul the Apostle (pastoral epistles period) - **Audience:** Timothy (pastoral leader at Ephesus) - **Location:** composed in Macedonia; addressed to Ephesus - **Time period:** composed c. AD 62-66 ## Theological reading ## Key words - [G0225 - aletheia](/codex/g0225-aletheia/), *aletheia* (Strong's G225). Also appears in: [Mark 12](/codex/mark-12/), [Luke 22.54-62](/codex/luke-22-54-62/), [John 1.14](/codex/john-1-14/). - [G2316 - theos](/codex/g2316-theos/), *theos* (Strong's G2316). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.23](/codex/matthew-1-23/), [Matthew 3.16](/codex/matthew-3-16/), [Matthew 5.9](/codex/matthew-5-9/). - [G3956 - pas](/codex/g3956-pas/), *pas* (Strong's G3956). Also appears in: [Matthew 1](/codex/matthew-1/), [Matthew 2.1-6](/codex/matthew-2-1-6/), [Matthew 2.16](/codex/matthew-2-16/). - [G4982 - sozo](/codex/g4982-sozo/), *sozo* (Strong's G4982). Also appears in: [Matthew 1.21](/codex/matthew-1-21/), [Matthew 14.22-33](/codex/matthew-14-22-33/), [Matthew 16.24-25](/codex/matthew-16-24-25/). - [G4990 - soter](/codex/g4990-soter/), *soter* (Strong's G4990). Also appears in: [Luke 1.47](/codex/luke-1-47/), [Luke 2.11](/codex/luke-2-11/), [Philippians 3.20-21](/codex/philippians-3-20-21/). ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses. ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [God Created Me Knowing I Would Reject Him Objection Defeater](/codex/god-created-me-knowing-i-would-reject-him-objection-defeater/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/) **Concepts:** - [100 Verses of Compassion and God's Goodness](/codex/100-verses-of-compassion-and-gods-goodness/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/) - [Arminianism](/codex/arminianism/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/), [1 Timothy 2.4-6](/codex/1-timothy-2-4-6/) - [Atheism](/codex/atheism/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/) - [Calvinism](/codex/calvinism/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/) - [Calvinism vs Arminianism vs Molinism vs Open Theism](/codex/calvinism-vs-arminianism-vs-molinism-vs-open-theism/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/) - [Conditional Immortality](/codex/conditional-immortality/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/) - [Free Will and Determinism](/codex/free-will-and-determinism/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/) - [Hell and Eternal Punishment](/codex/hell-and-eternal-punishment/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/), [1 Timothy 2.4-6](/codex/1-timothy-2-4-6/) - [Predestination](/codex/predestination/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/) - [Universalism](/codex/universalism/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/) **People:** - [Jacobus Arminius](/codex/jacobus-arminius/), via [1 Timothy 2.4-6](/codex/1-timothy-2-4-6/) **Lexicon:** - [G0225 - aletheia](/codex/g0225-aletheia/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/) - [G3956 - pas](/codex/g3956-pas/), via [1 Timothy 2.4](/codex/1-timothy-2-4/) **Passages:** - [Luke 1.47](/codex/luke-1-47/) - [Philippians 3.20-21](/codex/philippians-3-20-21/)