1 Timothy 2:5 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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

1 Timothy 2:4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the full knowledge of the truth.

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

1 Timothy 2:6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the witness for this proper time.

1 Timothy 2:7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 4's "who desires all men to be saved..." into verse 6's "who gave Himself as a ransom for...", so "mediator" and "between" 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 "between" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.