# 1 Timothy 2.5-6 **Book:** [1 Timothy](/codex/1-timothy/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 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;** > > 7. 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. 8. I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing. (1 Timothy 2:3-8, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 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;** > > 7. to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 8. I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting. (1 Timothy 2:3-8, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 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** > > 7. 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. 8. I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting. (1 Timothy 2:3-8, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 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** > > 7. 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. 8. I wish, therefore, that men pray in every place, lifting up kind hands, apart from anger and reasoning; (1 Timothy 2:3-8, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Anointing Implies Subordination Objection Defeater](/codex/anointing-implies-subordination-objection-defeater/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Christian God is the Only True God](/codex/christian-god-is-the-only-true-god/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Cursed Messiah Objection Defeater](/codex/cursed-messiah-objection-defeater/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Evil as Privation of Good](/codex/evil-as-privation-of-good/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Jesus Has a God Therefore Not God Objection Defeater](/codex/jesus-has-a-god-therefore-not-god-objection-defeater/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Jesus is Jacobs Ladder](/codex/jesus-is-jacobs-ladder/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Necessity of the Incarnation](/codex/necessity-of-the-incarnation/) - [Religious Pluralism Objection Defeater](/codex/religious-pluralism-objection-defeater/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Unitarian Oneness Binitarian Objection Defeater](/codex/unitarian-oneness-binitarian-objection-defeater/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) **Concepts:** - [African Traditional Deities (Demonic)](/codex/african-traditional-deities-demonic/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Angels](/codex/angels/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Arianism](/codex/arianism/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Arminianism](/codex/arminianism/), via [1 Timothy 2.4-6](/codex/1-timothy-2-4-6/) - [Atonement](/codex/atonement/), via [1 Timothy 2.6](/codex/1-timothy-2-6/) - [Catholic Church](/codex/catholic-church/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Christian Muslim Defender](/codex/christian-muslim-defender/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Five Pillars of Islam](/codex/five-pillars-of-islam/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Hell and Eternal Punishment](/codex/hell-and-eternal-punishment/), via [1 Timothy 2.4-6](/codex/1-timothy-2-4-6/) - [Incarnation](/codex/incarnation/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Jehovahs Witnesses](/codex/jehovahs-witnesses/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Monotheism](/codex/monotheism/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Penal Substitutionary Atonement](/codex/penal-substitutionary-atonement/), via [1 Timothy 2.6](/codex/1-timothy-2-6/) - [Prayer](/codex/prayer/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Salvation Exclusivity](/codex/salvation-exclusivity/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Salvation of the Unevangelized](/codex/salvation-of-the-unevangelized/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Spiritualism](/codex/spiritualism/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [The Muslim Defense](/codex/the-muslim-defense/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Trinity](/codex/trinity/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [Trinity vs Oneness vs Modalism vs Arianism](/codex/trinity-vs-oneness-vs-modalism-vs-arianism/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) **People:** - [Jacobus Arminius](/codex/jacobus-arminius/), via [1 Timothy 2.4-6](/codex/1-timothy-2-4-6/) **Lexicon:** - [G1520 - heis](/codex/g1520-heis/), via [1 Timothy 2.5](/codex/1-timothy-2-5/) - [G2434 - hilasmos](/codex/g2434-hilasmos/), via [1 Timothy 2.6](/codex/1-timothy-2-6/) - [G2435 - hilasterion](/codex/g2435-hilasterion/), via [1 Timothy 2.6](/codex/1-timothy-2-6/) - [G2540 - kairos](/codex/g2540-kairos/), via [1 Timothy 2.6](/codex/1-timothy-2-6/) - [G3083 - lytron](/codex/g3083-lytron/), via [1 Timothy 2.6](/codex/1-timothy-2-6/) - [H8034 - shem](/codex/h8034-shem/), via [1 Timothy 2.5-7](/codex/1-timothy-2-5-7/) --- _Scripture quotations taken from the **New American Standard Bible®** (NASB), Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995 by **The Lockman Foundation**. Used by permission. All rights reserved. [www.lockman.org](https://www.lockman.org)_ ## 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.