1 Timothy 2:5-7
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 For there is one God.
There is also one mediator between God and the human race,
Christ Jesus, himself human,(A)
6 who gave himself as ransom for all.
This was the testimony[a] at the proper time.(B) 7 For this I was appointed preacher and apostle (I am speaking the truth, I am not lying), teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.(C)
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- 2:6 The testimony: to make sense of this overly concise phrase, many manuscripts supply “to which” (or “to whom”); two others add “was given.” The translation has supplied “this was.”
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