³ For this is ^(A)good and acceptable in the sight ^(B)of God our Savior, ^4 (C)who desires all men to be saved ^(D)and to come to the knowledge of the truth. ^5 (E)For there is one God and ^(F)one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, ^6 (G)who gave Himself a ransom for all, to be testified in due time,

^9 (A)The Lord is not slack concerning His promise, as some count slackness, but ^(B)is longsuffering toward ^[a]us, ^(C)not willing that any should perish but ^(D)that all should come to repentance.