Verse
1 Timothy 2:5 — For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man…
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”
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The verses around 1 Timothy 2:5.
3For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;
4Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
5For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
6Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
7Whereunto 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.
Verse explanation
A “mediator” is someone who bridges two parties, and Paul uses this commercial and legal term of the time to describe Christ’s role between God and humanity. The emphasis on “the man Christ Jesus” reinforces that this bridge only works because He is also fully human, not only divine.
From the 1 Timothy 2 study in Bible in Stories.
1 Timothy 2:5 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Porque ha um só Deus, e um só Mediador entre Deus e os homens, Jesus Christo homem.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Pois [há] um só Deus, e um só Mediador entre Deus e os seres humanos: o humano Cristo Jesus.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Pues hay un Dios, y un mediador entre Dios y la humanidad, el hombre Cristo Jesús.
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