1 Timothy 2:4 (ASV)

Passage

who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:2 for kings and all that are in high place; that we may lead a tranquil and quiet life in all godliness and gravity.

1 Timothy 2:3 This is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour;

1 Timothy 2:4 who would have all men to be saved, and come to the knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, one mediator also between God and men, [himself] man, Christ Jesus,

1 Timothy 2:6 who gave himself a ransom for all; the testimony [to be borne] in its own times;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "saved", "come", "knowledge", and "truth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "saved" and "come", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "This is good and acceptable in the..." into verse 5's "For there is one God one mediator...", so "saved" and "come" belong inside that flow. In 1 Timothy context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "saved" and "come" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.