1 Timothy 2:5 (DRB)

Passage

For there is one God: and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus:

Nearby Context

1 Timothy 2:3 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour,

1 Timothy 2:4 Who will have all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.

1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God: and one mediator of God and men, the man Christ Jesus:

1 Timothy 2:6 Who gave himself a redemption for all, a testimony in due times.

1 Timothy 2:7 Whereunto I am appointed a preacher and an apostle (I say the truth, I lie not), a doctor of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Who will have all men to be..." into verse 6's "Who gave himself a redemption for all...", so "mediator" and "christ" 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 "mediator" and "christ" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.