1 Timothy 2:6

Translations

Modern

…who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.

Traditional

Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.

Literal

…the One having given Himself as a ransom for all, the testimony in their own proper times,

Latin

…qui dedit redemptionem semetipsum pro omnibus, testimonium temporibus suis:

Original

Greek

English

…who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.

Notes

1 Timothy 2:5–6

Short teachings like this one appear throughout the letters to Timothy and Titus (see also 1 Timothy 3:16; 2 Timothy 1:9–10; 2:8, 11–13; Titus 3:4–7). They might have adapted these teachings from creeds, hymns, or prayers familiar to the churches. The teachings probably relate to Paul's trouble with false teachers. The false teachers' teachings weakened the universal message of the good news about Jesus and the mission to non-Jews (Gentiles). The false teachers also did not accurately understand Jesus and his salvation.

1 Timothy 2:1–7

Here, prayer focuses on the church’s mission. This suggests that false teachers damaged the church's reputation in society and hindered its mission to non-Jewish people (see 3:6–7; 6:1; Titus 2:5).

1 Timothy 2:1–15

This passage first covers prayer and then the behavior of men and women (2:1–7; 8–10). It ends with the topic of women and teaching (2:11–15).

1 Timothy 2:1–3:13

Paul addresses how false teachers influenced behavior in God's household, the church (3:15). Corruption had influenced worship, roles related to gender, and leadership within this community (2:1–15; 3:1–13).

Theme notes and profiles

Paul (Saul) God’s Unified Plan of Salvation The Worship of Angels

Related verses

Matthew 20:28
…just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
1 John 2:1–2
My little children, I am writing these things to you so that you will not sin. But if anyone does sin, we have an advocate before the Father—Jesus Christ, the Righteous One.
Galatians 4:4
But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
Revelation 1:5
…and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,
1 John 4:10
And love consists in this: not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son as the atoning sacrifice for our sins.
Ephesians 5:2
…and walk in love, just as Christ loved us and gave Himself up for us as a fragrant sacrificial offering to God.
Titus 2:14
He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for Himself a people for His own possession, zealous for good deeds.
1 Corinthians 1:6
…because our testimony about Christ was confirmed in you.
1 Timothy 6:15
…which the blessed and only Sovereign One—the King of kings and Lord of lords—will bring about in His own time.
Job 33:24
…to be gracious to him and say, ‘Spare him from going down to the Pit; I have found his ransom,’
2 Corinthians 5:21
God made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that in Him we might become the righteousness of God.

Glossary

Atonement Intercession of Christ Mediate, Mediator Ransom Reconciliation Timothy, First Letter to

Topics

Atonement: Made by Jesus: Redemption By Atonement: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Christian Minister: Charge Delivered To Jesus, the Christ: Design of his Death Jesus, the Christ: Names, Appellations, and Titles of: Ransom Laying Down Life Life: Life of Christ, a Ransom Ransom: Figurative Redemption of Our Souls The Atonement: Effected by Christ Alone The Atonement: Redemption By Titles and Names of Christ: Ransom

1 Timothy 2:6

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