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Paul begins his instructions to Timothy by urging that prayer be made for all men. This pleases God who wants all to be saved; His desire being demonstrated by Christ giving Himself as a ransom for all.
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1 Timothy 2:1-8
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First of all, then, I urge that a entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, a for kings and all who are in 1 authority,
so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and 2 dignity.
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[For] This is good and acceptable in the sight of a God our Savior,
a who desires all men to be b saved and to c come to the 1 knowledge of the truth.
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For there is a one God, and b one mediator also between God and men, the c man Christ Jesus,
who a gave Himself as a ransom for all, the b testimony 1 given at 2 c the proper time.
a For this I was appointed a 1 preacher and b an apostle ( c I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of d the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Therefore a I want the men b in every place to pray,
c lifting up d holy hands, without wrath and dissension.
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The fact that God desires all to be saved is further evidenced by the fact that Christ gave himself as a ransom for all.
This verse seems to imply that the pray in v1 and v2 is to include pray for salvation.
After mentioning that the testimony of God's desire that all be saved is shown through Christ's work on the cross, Paul adds that he was appointed to teach these truths.
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1 Timothy 2:1-8
First of all, then, I urge that entreaties and prayers, petitions and thanksgivings, be made on behalf of all men, for kings and all who are in authority,
so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity.
Here is the reason for prayers to be made on behalf of all men.
This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior,
who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony given at the proper time.
For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
Therefore I want the men in every place to pray,
lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension.
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