1 Timothy 2:5 (GNV)

Passage

For there is one God, and one Mediatour betweene God and man, which is the man Christ Iesus,

Nearby Context

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

1 Timothy 2:4 Who will that all men shalbe saued, and come vnto the acknowledging of the trueth.

1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one Mediatour betweene God and man, which is the man Christ Iesus,

1 Timothy 2:6 Who gaue himselfe a ransome for all men, to be that testimonie in due time,

1 Timothy 2:7 Whereunto I am ordeined a preacher and an Apostle (I speake the trueth in Christ, and lie not) euen a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and veritie.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "Who will that all men shalbe saued..." into verse 6's "Who gaue himselfe a ransome for all...", so "mediatour" and "betweene" 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 "mediatour" and "betweene" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.