1 Timothy 2:6
in 1 Timothy 2who gave Himself as a ransom for all—the testimony that was given at just the right time.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony to be borne in its own times;
KJV
Who gave himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time.
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This verse in 1 Timothy 2
Commentary
2 notes on this verseWho gave himself a ransom for all - Such a ransom, the word signifies, wherein a like or equal is given; as an eye for an eye, or life for life: and this ransom, from the dignity of the person redeeming, was more than equivalent to all mankind.
This site's exposition
one mediator between God and men
on 1 Timothy 2:5-6
The creed is counted on two fingers: one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, his manhood named because a mediator must stand on both sides he joins. He gave himself a ransom for all, antilutron, the price in exchange, the willing self-payment testified in due time. The verse is where Scripture speaks to intercession sought from the departed: the office of mediation is filled and is not shared, and prayer offered to saints or to Mary is contrary to this text; the history of such practice belongs to the church's story, but the text's own teaching is one mediator.
The words behind it
10 Greek wordsEvery Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Greek | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ὁ | ho | the [One] | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| δοὺς | dous | having given | G1325 → | 412 times |
| ἑαυτὸν | he'auton | Himself | G1438 → | 322 times |
| ἀντίλυτρον | antilutron | [as] a ransom | G487 → | |
| ὑπὲρ | huper | for | G5228 → | 155 times |
| πάντων, | panton | all, | G3956 → | 1235 times |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → | 19766 times |
| μαρτύριον | marturion | testimony | G3142 → | |
| καιροῖς | kairois | proper times | G2540 → | 84 times |
| ἰδίοις, | idiois | in [their] own, | G2398 → | 114 times |
ὁthe [One]
hoG3588 →19766 times
δοὺςhaving given
dousG1325 →412 times
ἑαυτὸνHimself
he'autonG1438 →322 times
ἀντίλυτρον[as] a ransom
antilutronG487 →
ὑπὲρfor
huperG5228 →155 times
πάντων,all,
pantonG3956 →1235 times
τὸthe
toG3588 →19766 times
μαρτύριονtestimony
marturionG3142 →
καιροῖςproper times
kairoisG2540 →84 times
ἰδίοις,in [their] own,
idioisG2398 →114 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
1 Peter 3:18For 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,
it leads to
- Hebrews 9:28
so also Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many; and He will appear a second time, not to bear sin, but to bring salvation to those who eagerly await Him.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Hebrews 9:26
Otherwise, Christ would have had to suffer repeatedly since the foundation of the world. But now He has appeared once for all at the end of the ages to do away with sin by…
- Hebrews 9:28
Through
Matthew 20:28just as the Son of Man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give His life as a ransom for many.”
it leads to
- 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.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Titus 2:14
Through
Revelation 1:5and 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…
it leads to
- Psalms 89:27
I will indeed appoint him as My firstborn, the highest of the kings of the earth.
- Hebrews 9:14
how much more will the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered Himself unblemished to God, purify our consciences from works of death, so that we may serve the living God!
- 1 John 1:7
But if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
- Psalms 89:27
Through
1 John 4:10And 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.
it leads to
- Ephesians 2:4–5
But because of His great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy,
- Romans 5:8–10
But God proves His love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
- Ephesians 2:4–5
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the New Testament; John Calvin, Commentary on 1 Timothy and John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament.
