1 Timothy 2:4

Contemporary English Version 1995

God wants everyone to be saved and to know the whole truth, which is,

Cross References

Ezekiel 18:32

I, the Lord God, don't want to see that happen to anyone. So stop sinning and live!

2 Peter 3:9

The Lord isn't slow about keeping his promises, as some people think he is. In fact, God is patient, because he wants everyone to turn from sin and no one to be lost.

Ezekiel 18:23

I, the Lord God, don't like to see wicked people die. I had much rather see them turn back from their sins and live.

Titus 2:11

God has shown us undeserved grace by coming to save all people.

Ezekiel 33:11

Tell them that as surely as I am the living Lord God, I don't like to see wicked people die. I enjoy seeing them turn from their sins and live. So if the Israelites want to live, they must stop sinning and turn back to me.

2 Timothy 2:25

Be humble when you correct people who oppose you. Maybe God will lead them to turn to him and learn the truth.

1 Timothy 4:10

We have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, but especially of those who have faith. This is why we work and struggle so hard.

Isaiah 45:22

“I invite the whole world to turn to me and be saved. I alone am God! No others are real.

Luke 24:47

They also say that all people of every nation must be told in my name to turn to God, in order to be forgiven. So beginning in Jerusalem,

Revelation 14:6

I saw another angel. This one was flying across the sky and had the eternal good news to announce to the people of every race, tribe, language, and nation on earth.

John 14:6

“I am the way, the truth, and the life!” Jesus answered. “Without me, no one can go to the Father.

Matthew 28:19

Go to the people of all nations and make them my disciples. Baptize them in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit,

Titus 1:1

From Paul, a servant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ. I encourage God's own people to have more faith and to understand the truth about religion.

Isaiah 55:1

If you are thirsty, come and drink water! If you don't have any money, come, eat what you want! Drink wine and milk without paying a cent.

2 Timothy 3:7

These women always want to learn something new, but they never can discover the truth.

Luke 14:23

His master then told him, “Go out along the back roads and make people come in, so my house will be full.

Luke 1:77

You will tell his people that they can be saved when their sins are forgiven.

Isaiah 49:6

Now the Lord says to me, “It isn't enough for you to be merely my servant. You must do more than lead back survivors from the tribes of Israel. I have placed you here as a light for other nations; you must take my saving power to everyone on earth.”

John 17:17

Your word is the truth. So let this truth make them completely yours.

John 6:37

Everything and everyone that the Father has given me will come to me, and I won't turn any of them away.

Mark 16:15

Then he told them: Go and preach the good news to everyone in the world.

Hebrews 10:26

No sacrifices can be made for people who decide to sin after they find out about the truth.

Habakkuk 2:14

Just as water fills the sea, the land will be filled with people who know and honor the Lord.

Isaiah 53:11

By suffering, the servant will learn the true meaning of obeying the Lord. Although he is innocent, he will take the punishment for the sins of others, so that many of them will no longer be guilty.

Romans 11:14

I hope in this way to make some of my own people jealous enough to be saved.

James 3:14

But if your heart is full of bitter jealousy and selfishness, don't brag or lie to cover up the truth.

2 John 1:1

From the church leader. To a very special woman and her children. I truly love all of you, and so does everyone else who knows the truth.