Parallel Verses

John Wesley New Testament

Who willeth all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

New American Standard Bible

who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

King James Version

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Holman Bible

who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

International Standard Version

who wants all people to be saved and to come to know the truth fully.

A Conservative Version

who wants all men to be saved and to come to knowledge of truth.

American Standard Version

who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.

Amplified

who wishes all people to be saved and to come to the knowledge and recognition of the [divine] truth.

An Understandable Version

who wants all people to be saved and come to a [full] knowledge of the truth.

Anderson New Testament

who is willing that all men should be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.

Bible in Basic English

Whose desire is that all men may have salvation and come to the knowledge of what is true.

Common New Testament

who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Daniel Mace New Testament

who wills that all men be saved, by embracing the truth.

Darby Translation

who desires that all men should be saved and come to the knowledge of the truth.

Godbey New Testament

who wishes all men to be saved, and to come to the perfect knowledge of the truth.

Goodspeed New Testament

who wants all men to be saved and to come to know the truth.

Julia Smith Translation

Who wills all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

King James 2000

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Lexham Expanded Bible

who wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

Modern King James verseion

who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

which will have all men saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.

Moffatt New Testament

to the God who desires all men to be saved and to attain the knowledge of the Truth.

Montgomery New Testament

whose will it is that all men should be saved, and come into full knowledge of the truth.

NET Bible

since he wants all people to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth.

New Heart English Bible

who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

Noyes New Testament

whose will is that all men should be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.

Sawyer New Testament

who wishes all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of truth.

The Emphasized Bible

Who willeth, all men, to be saved, and, unto a personal knowledge of truth, to come;

Thomas Haweis New Testament

who wills all men to be saved, and come to the acknowledgment of truth.

Twentieth Century New Testament

whose will is that every one should be saved, and attain to a full knowledge of the Truth.

Webster

Who will have all men to be saved, and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Weymouth New Testament

who is willing for all mankind to be saved and come to a full knowledge of the truth.

Williams New Testament

who is ever willing for all mankind to be saved and to come to an increasing knowledge of the truth.

World English Bible

who desires all people to be saved and come to full knowledge of the truth.

Worrell New Testament

Who wisheth all men to be saved, and to come into a full knowledge of truth.

Worsley New Testament

who is willing that all men should be saved, and therefore come to the knowledge of the truth.

Youngs Literal Translation

who doth will all men to be saved, and to come to the full knowledge of the truth;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Who
ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

will have
θέλω ἐθέλω 
thelo 
will/would, will/would have, desire, desirous, list, to will,
Usage: 136

all
πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

men
ἄνθρωπος 
Anthropos 
man, not tr,
Usage: 316

to be saved
σώζω 
Sozo 
Usage: 79

and

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

to come
ἔρχομαι 
Erchomai 
come, go, , vr come
Usage: 424

εἰς 
Eis 
into, to, unto, for, in, on, toward, against,
Usage: 1267

the knowledge
ἐπίγνωσις 
Epignosis 
Usage: 20

Images 1 Timothy 2:4

Prayers for 1 Timothy 2:4

Context Readings

Instructions To Pray For All People

3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour, 4 Who willeth all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men,

Cross References

2 Timothy 2:25

apt to teach, patient of evil, In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if haply God may give them repentance, to the acknowledging of the truth;

Titus 2:11

For the saving grace of God hath appeared to all men,

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord is not slow concerning his promise (tho' some men count it slowness) but is long-suffering toward us, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

2 Timothy 3:7

Ever learning and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

Hebrews 10:26

For when we sin wilfully after receiving the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,

Matthew 28:19

Go ye and disciple all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

Mark 16:15

And he said to them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature.

Luke 1:77

To give knowledge of salvation to his people, by the remission of their sins,

Luke 14:23

And the lord said to the servant, Go out into the highways and hedges, and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled.

Luke 24:47

And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.

John 3:15-17

That whosoever believeth on him, may not perish, but have everlasting life.

John 6:37

All that the Father giveth me, will come to me, and him that cometh to me, I will in no wise cast out.

John 14:6

Jesus saith, I am the way; and the truth, and the life; no man cometh to the Father, but by me.

John 17:17

Sanctify them thro' the truth: thy word is truth.

Romans 3:29-30

Is God the God of the Jews only, and not also of the Gentiles? Surely of the Gentiles also: Seeing it is one God who will justify the circumcision by faith,

Romans 10:12-15

For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord of all, is rich to all that call upon him.

2 Corinthians 5:17-19

Therefore if any one be in Christ, there is a new creation: the old things are passed way; behold, all things are become new:

1 Thessalonians 2:15-16

Who both killed the Lord Jesus and their own prophets, and have persecuted us: and they please not God, and are contrary to all men.

1 Timothy 4:10

For therefore we both labour and suffer reproach, because we trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men, especially of them that believe.

Titus 1:1

Paul a servant of God, and an Apostle of Jesus Christ, in things concerning the faith of God's elect, and the knowledge of the truth which is after godliness,

Revelation 14:6

And I saw another angel flying in the midst of heaven, having an everlasting gospel to preach to them that dwell on the earth, and to every nation,

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