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1 Timothy 2:7

Jesus
Witness and mission

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

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

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.

8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;

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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

    But the Lord said unto him, Go thy way: for he is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear my name before the Gentiles, and kings, and the children of Israel:

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  • 2 Timothy 1:11

    Where unto I am appointed a preacher, and an apostle, and a teacher of the Gentiles.

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  • Romans 9:1

    I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,

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  • Ephesians 3:7–8

    Whereof I was made a minister, according to the gift of the grace of God given unto me by the effectual working of his power.

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  • Romans 15:16

    That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

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  • Ecclesiastes 12:8–10

    Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all is vanity.

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  • Galatians 2:9

    And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.

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  • Galatians 1:20

    Now the things which I write unto you, behold, before God, I lie not.

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