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1 Timothy 2:7

Jesus
Witness and mission

5 For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

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

For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.

8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

9 Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes,

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
For this reason I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a faithful and true teacher of the Gentiles. I am telling the truth; I am not lying about anything.
KJV
Where unto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
WEB
to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I am telling the truth in Christ, not lying—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
ASV
whereunto I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
DARBY
to which *I* have been appointed a herald and apostle, (I speak [the] truth, I do not lie,) a teacher of [the] nations in faith and truth.
BLB
in regard to which I was appointed a preacher and an apostle—I speak the truth; I do not lie—a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.
ÅB
og for dette ble jeg satt til forkynner og apostel - jeg sier sannhet, jeg lyver ikke - en lærer for hedningene i tro og sannhet.
OTB
For dette formål ble jeg utnevnt til en forkynner og en apostel (jeg taler sannheten, jeg lyver ikke), som en lærer for hedningene i tro og sannhet.
B1930
og for dette blev jeg satt til forkynner og apostel - jeg sier sannhet, jeg lyver ikke - en lærer for hedningene i tro og sannhet.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Acts 9:15

    “Go!” said the Lord. “This man is My chosen instrument to carry My name before the Gentiles and their kings, and before the people of Israel.

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  • 2 Timothy 1:11

    to which I was appointed as a preacher, an apostle, and a teacher.

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  • Romans 9:1

    I speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.

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  • Ephesians 3:7–8

    I became a servant of this gospel by the gift of God’s grace, given me through the working of His power.

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  • Romans 15:16

    to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles in the priestly service of the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit.

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  • Ecclesiastes 12:8–10

    “Futility of futilities,” says the Teacher. “Everything is futile!”

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  • Galatians 2:9

    And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

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  • Galatians 1:20

    I assure you before God that what I am writing to you is no lie.

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