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1 Timothy 2:1 through 1 Timothy 2:7 (NIV)
1I urge, then, first of all, that requests, prayers, intercession and
thanksgiving be made for everyone—2for kings and all those in authority, that we
may live peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness. 3This is good,
and pleases God our Savior, 4who wants all men to be saved and to come to a
knowledge of the truth. 5For there is one God and one mediator between God and
men, the man Christ Jesus, 6who gave himself as a ransom for all men—the
testimony given in its proper time. 7And for this purpose I was appointed a
herald and an apostle—I am telling the truth, I am not lying—and a teacher of
the true faith to the Gentiles.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 1-7
The disciples of Christ must be praying people; all, without distinction of
nation, sect, rank, or party. Our duty as Christians, is summed up in two words;
godliness, that is, the right worshipping of God; and honesty, that is, good
conduct toward all men. These must go together: we are not truly honest, if we
are not godly, and do not render to God his due; and we are not truly godly, if
not honest. What is acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, we should abound
in. There is one Mediator, and that Mediator gave himself a ransom for all. And
this appointment has been made for the benefit of the Jews and the Gentiles of
every nation; that all who are willing may come in this way, to the mercy-seat
of a pardoning God, to seek reconciliation with him. Sin had made a quarrel
between us and God; Jesus Christ is the Mediator who makes peace. He is a ransom
that was to be known in due time. In the Old Testament times, his sufferings,
and the glory that should follow, were spoken of as things to be revealed in the
last times. Those who are saved must come to the knowledge of the truth, for
that is God’s appointed way to save sinners: if we do not know the truth, we
cannot be ruled by it.