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1 Timothy 2:5

For there is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, Himself human,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Atonement;   God Continued...;   Jesus Continued;   Minister, Christian;   Salvation;   Thompson Chain Reference - Advocate;   Christ;   Divinity-Humanity;   Humanity, Christ's;   Mediator;   Names;   One God;   Saviour, Christ Our;   Sin-Saviour;   Titles and Names;   The Topic Concordance - God;   Jesus Christ;   Sacrifice;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Atonement, the;   Christ, the Mediator;   Excellency and Glory of Christ, the;   Human Nature of Christ, the;   Titles and Names of Christ;   Unity of God;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Mary;   Mediator;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - God;   Jesus christ;   Mediator;   Paul;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Church, the;   Death of Christ;   God, Names of;   Hypocrisy;   Mediator, Mediation;   Priest, Christ as;   Timothy, First and Second, Theology of;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Christianity;   Intercession of Christ;   Mediator;   Unity of God;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Mediator;   Redemption;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Atonement;   Daysman;   Mediator;   Moses;   Timothy, the First Epistle to;   Timothy, the Second Epistle to;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Church;   Daysman;   Herald;   Mediator;   Paul;   Priesthood of the Believer;   1 Timothy;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Mediator, Mediation;   Prayer;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Aaron;   Arbitration;   Ascension;   Atonement (2);   Attributes of Christ;   Doxology ;   Life and Death;   Mediation Mediator;   Mediator;   Paul;   Priest;   Ransom (2);   Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs;   Timothy and Titus Epistles to;   Union with God;   Unity;   Yoke;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Mediator;   Numbers as Symbols;   Trinity;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Christ;   Navel;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Mediator;   Names titles and offices of christ;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Timothy, Epistles of Paul to;   Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types - Christ;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Tabernacle, the;   Jesus of Nazareth;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Ascension;   Atonement;   Christ, Offices of;   Daysman;   Mediation;   Ransom;   Trinity;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;  

Devotionals:

- Chip Shots from the Ruff of Life - Devotion for April 16;   Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for November 20;   Every Day Light - Devotion for December 3;  

Parallel Translations

New American Standard Bible (1995)
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Legacy Standard Bible
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Simplified Cowboy Version
The way to get it is through Jesus. He's the gate between destruction and life.
Bible in Basic English
For there is one God and one peacemaker between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Darby Translation
For God is one, and [the] mediator of God and men one, [the] man Christ Jesus,
World English Bible
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men,
Weymouth's New Testament
For there is but one God and but one Mediator between God and men--Christ Jesus, Himself man;
King James Version (1611)
For there is one God, and one Mediatour betweene God and men, the man Christ Iesus,
Literal Translation
For God is one, also there is one Mediator of God and of men, the Man Christ Jesus,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For there is one God, and one mediatour betwene God and men, (namely) the man Christ Iesus,
Mace New Testament (1729)
for there is but one God, and but one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Amplified Bible
For there is [only] one God, and [only] one Mediator between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus,
American Standard Version
For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, himself man, Christ Jesus,
Revised Standard Version
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For ther is one god and one (mediator) bitwene god and man which is ye man Christ Iesus
Update Bible Version
For there is [only] one God, and [only] one mediator between God and men, [the] man Christ Jesus,
Webster's Bible Translation
For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Young's Literal Translation
for one [is] God, one also [is] mediator of God and of men, the man Christ Jesus,
New Century Version
There is one God and one mediator so that human beings can reach God. That way is through Christ Jesus, who is himself human.
New English Translation
For there is one God and one intermediary between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, himself human,
Berean Standard Bible
For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Contemporary English Version
There is only one God, and Christ Jesus is the only one who can bring us to God. Jesus was truly human, and he gave himself to rescue all of us.
Complete Jewish Bible
For God is one ; and there is but one Mediator between God and humanity, Yeshua the Messiah, himself human,
English Standard Version
For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,
Geneva Bible (1587)
For there is one God, and one Mediatour betweene God and man, which is the man Christ Iesus,
George Lamsa Translation
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Hebrew Names Version
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Messiah Yeshua,
International Standard Version
There is one God. There is also one mediator between God and human beings - a human, Christ Jesus.Romans 3:29-30; 10:12; Galatians 3:20; Hebrews 8:6; 9:15;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
For one is Aloha, and one is the Mediator of Aloha and of men; the man Jeshu Meshiha,
Murdock Translation
5 For God is one; and the mediator between God and men is one, [fn] the man Jesus the Messiah;
New King James Version
For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus,
New Living Translation
For, There is one God and one Mediator who can reconcile God and humanity—the man Christ Jesus.
New Life Bible
There is one God. There is one Man standing between God and men. That Man is Christ Jesus.
English Revised Version
For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, [himself] man, Christ Jesus,
New Revised Standard
For there is one God; there is also one mediator between God and humankind, Christ Jesus, himself human,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For there is, one, God, one, mediator also, between God and men, - a man - Christ Jesus:
Douay-Rheims Bible
For there is one God: and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus:
King James Version
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;
Lexham English Bible
For there is one God and one mediator between God and human beings, the man Christ Jesus,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For [there is] one God, and one mediatour of God and men, the man Christe Iesus:
Easy-to-Read Version
There is only one God, and there is only one way that people can reach God. That way is through Christ Jesus, who as a man
New American Standard Bible
For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and mankind, the Man Christ Jesus,
Good News Translation
For there is one God, and there is one who brings God and human beings together, the man Christ Jesus,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For o God and a mediatour is of God and of men, a man Crist Jhesus,

Contextual Overview

1 First of all, then, I urge that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and thanksgivings be made for everyone, 2 for kings and all those who are in authority, so that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and dignity. 3 This is good, and it pleases God our Savior, 4 who wants everyone to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one mediator between God and humanity, Christ Jesus, Himself human, 6 who gave Himself—a ransom for all, a testimony at the proper time. 7 For this I was appointed a herald, an apostle (I am telling the truth; I am not lying), and a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 8 Therefore, I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger or argument.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

one God: Deuteronomy 6:4, Isaiah 44:6, Mark 12:29-33, John 17:3, Romans 3:29, Romans 3:30, Romans 10:12, 1 Corinthians 8:6, Galatians 3:20, Ephesians 4:6

and: Job 9:33, Hebrews 7:25, Hebrews 8:6, Hebrews 9:15, Hebrews 12:24

the man: Matthew 1:23, Luke 2:10, Luke 2:11, John 1:14, 1 Corinthians 15:45-47, Philippians 2:6-8, Hebrews 2:6-13, Revelation 1:13

Reciprocal: Exodus 34:3 - General Leviticus 4:10 - peace offerings Leviticus 4:21 - a sin offering Leviticus 5:18 - for a trespass Leviticus 8:26 - General Leviticus 16:17 - no man Numbers 3:50 - General Numbers 4:16 - the oversight Numbers 16:48 - General Deuteronomy 18:15 - like unto me Deuteronomy 18:18 - like unto 1 Samuel 2:25 - who shall Psalms 130:7 - for with Isaiah 53:12 - he bare Jeremiah 30:13 - none Zechariah 3:9 - remove Luke 14:22 - and yet John 3:17 - but John 10:15 - and I John 16:23 - Whatsoever Acts 4:12 - is there 1 Corinthians 8:4 - there is 2 Corinthians 11:4 - preacheth Titus 1:3 - manifested James 2:19 - General 1 John 2:1 - we have

Cross-References

Genesis 2:9
The Lord God caused to grow out of the ground every tree pleasing in appearance and good for food, including the tree of life in the middle of the garden, as well as the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Genesis 2:11
The name of the first is Pishon, which flows through the entire land of Havilah, where there is gold.
Genesis 2:12
Gold from that land is pure; bdellium and onyx are also there.
Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God sent him away from the garden of Eden to work the ground from which he was taken.
Genesis 4:2
Then she also gave birth to his brother Abel. Now Abel became a shepherd of flocks, but Cain worked the ground.
Genesis 4:12
If you work the ground, it will never again give you its yield. You will be a restless wanderer on the earth."
Job 5:10
He gives rain to the earth and sends water to the fields.
Psalms 104:14
He causes grass to grow for the livestock and provides crops for man to cultivate, producing food from the earth,
Psalms 135:7
He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings the wind from His storehouses.
Jeremiah 14:22
Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Or can the skies alone give showers? Are You not the Lord our God? We therefore put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

For there is one God,.... This does not so much regard the unity of God, with respect to himself, or his divine essence, though that is a truth; but does not carry in it any apparent and forcible reason why all men should be prayed for, for which it is produced; but the unity of God with respect to men, as that there is but one God, who is the Creator of all men, and who, in a providential way, is the Saviour of all men; and in a way of special grace is the one God, the one covenant God of all sorts of men, of Jews and Gentiles; for he has taken of the latter into the covenant of his grace, as well as the former, and has loved them with a special and distinguishing love, has chosen them in Christ to salvation, and has sent his Son to redeem them; and of these he calls by his grace, regenerates, sanctifies, adopts, pardons, and justifies; see Romans 3:29 and therefore all sorts of men, Gentiles as well as Jews, are to be prayed for: another argument follows,

and one Mediator between God and men; a Mediator is of more than one, and has to do with two parties; and these at variance among themselves, between whom he stands as a middle person; his business is to bring them together, and make peace between them; and such an one is Christ: the two parties are God and his elect, who in their natural state are at a distance from God, and at enmity to him, and who have broken his law, and affronted his justice; Christ stands as a middle person, a daysman between them, and lays his hands upon them both; has to do with things pertaining to the glory of God, and makes reconciliation for the sins of the people; brings them that were afar off nigh to God, and makes peace for them by the blood of his cross, by fulfilling the law, and satisfying justice for them; in consequence of this he appears for them in the court of heaven, intercedes and pleads for them, is their advocate, and sees that all covenant blessings, of which he is the Mediator, are applied unto them, and preserves their persons, which are committed to his care and charge, safe to everlasting happiness; and this Mediator is

the man Christ Jesus; not that he is a mere man, for he is truly and properly God; or that he is a Mediator only according to the human nature: it was proper indeed that he should be man, that he might have something to offer, and that he might be capable of obeying, suffering, and dying, and so of making satisfaction in the nature that had sinned; but then, had he not been God, he could not have drawn nigh to God on the behalf of men, and undertook for them, and much less have performed; nor would his blood, righteousness, and sacrifice, have been available to cleanse from sin, to procure the pardon of it, justify from it, make atonement for it, or make peace with God: the reason why he is particularly mentioned as man, is, with a view to the argument in hand, praying for all men; since he who is the Mediator between God and man, has assumed a nature which is common to them all: and this Mediator is said to be one, not so much in opposition to other mediators, angels or saints departed, though it is a truth, and stands full against them, but with respect to men; there is but one Mediator between God and all sorts of men, through whom both Jews and Gentiles have an access to God, and peace with him; and therefore prayer through this Mediator should be made for all. So the Jews say of the Messiah u, that he is אל אמצעי, "a Mediator, God", a middle person between God and men. And they call him עמודא דאמצעיתא, "the Pillar of mediation" w or the middle Pillar; that is, the Mediator or Reconciler. And Philo x the Jew speaks of the word, as μεσος, a "middle" person, and standing in the middle between the dead and the living, and between God and men. The Ethiopic version here renders it, "there is one elect of God"; which is one of the characters of the Messiah, Isaiah 42:1.

u R. Albo, Sepher Ikkarim, orat 2. c. 28. w Sepher Jetzira, p. 126. x Quis rerum divin. Hares, p. 508, 509, 510.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For there is one God - This is a reason for offering prayer for all people, and for the declaration 1 Timothy 2:4 that God desires that all people should be saved. The reason is founded in the fact that he is the common Father of all the race, and that he must have the same desire for the welfare of all his children, He has made them of one blood Acts 17:26, and he must have the same interest in the happiness of all; compare Ephesians 4:6 note; Romans 3:30 note.

And one Mediator between God and men - see Galatians 3:19-20 notes; Hebrews 9:15 note. This also is given as a reason why prayer should be offered for all, and a proof that God desires their salvation. The argument is, that there is the same Mediator between God and all people. He is not the Mediator between God and a part of the human race, but between “God and men,” implying that He desired the salvation of the race. Whatever love there was in giving the Mediator at all, was love for all the race; whatever can be argued from that about the interest which God has in man, is proof of his interest in the race at large. It is proper, therefore, to pray for all. It may be remarked here that there is but one Mediator. There is not one for kings and another for their subjects; one for the rich and another for the poor; one for the master and another for the slave. All are on the same level, and the servant may feel that, in the gift of a Mediator, God regarded him with the same interest that he did his master. It may be added also that the doctrine of the Papists that the saints or the Virgin Mary may act as mediators to procure blessings for us, is false. There is but “one Mediator;” and but one is necessary. Prayer offered to the “saints,” or to the “Virgin,” is idolatry, and at the same time removes the one great Mediator from the office which he alone holds, of making intercession with God.

The man Christ Jesus - Jesus was truly and properly a man, having a perfect human body and soul, and is often called a man in the New Testament. But this does not prove that he was not also divine - anymore than his being called God (John 1:1; John 20:28; Rom 9:5; 1 John 5:20; Hebrews 1:8), proves that he was not also a man. The use of the word man here was probably designed to intimate that though he was divine, it was in his human nature that we are to consider him as discharging the office. Doddridge.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Timothy 2:5. There is one God — Who is the maker, governor, and preserver of all men, of every condition, and of every nation, and equally wills the salvation of all.

And one mediator — The word μεσιτης, mediator, signifies, literally, a middle person, one whose office it is to reconcile two parties at enmity; and hence Suidas explains it by ειρηνοποιος, a peace-maker. God was offended with the crimes of men; to restore them to his peace, Jesus Christ was incarnated; and being God and man, both God and men met in and were reconciled by him. But this reconciliation required a sacrifice on the part of the peace-maker or mediator; hence what follows.


 
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