In 1 Timothy 2:1, prayer for all people is grounded in God's desire for all to be saved — this verse provides the theological basis.

1 Timothy 4:10 explicitly echoes this: God is the Savior of all people, especially believers — reinforcing God's universal saving will.

Isaiah 49:6 declares salvation will reach to the end of the earth — a clear parallel to God's desire for all people to be saved.

Revelation 14:6 has an angel proclaim an eternal gospel to every nation, tribe, and tongue, echoing God's desire for all to know truth.

2 Peter 3:9 says God is patient, not wishing any to perish but all to repent — identical to His desire that all be saved.

Titus 2:11 states that God's grace brings salvation for all people — a direct parallel to God's desire for all to be saved.

In 2 Timothy 2:25, God grants repentance leading to knowledge of the truth — a direct echo of the universal desire for salvation and truth in the main verse.

2 Corinthians 5:19 describes God reconciling the world to Himself in Christ, the basis for the desire that all be saved.

Romans 10:12-15 shows no distinction between Jew and Greek and stresses the need for preachers, reflecting God's universal saving desire.

John 14:6 declares Jesus is the truth and the only way to the Father—the exclusive path to the salvation God desires for all.

John 3:16-17 explicitly states God's love for the world and His purpose to save, not condemn — the same global scope of salvation.

Habakkuk 2:14 promises the earth filled with knowledge of God's glory, paralleling God's desire that all come to knowledge of truth.

Isaiah 45:22 calls all the ends of the earth to turn and be saved — directly matching God's universal saving will expressed here.

Ezekiel 18:23 says God takes no pleasure in the wicked's death but wants them to turn and live — identical heart to God wanting all to be saved.

Ezekiel 18:32 reinforces that God has no pleasure in anyone's death and calls for repentance — the same divine desire for universal salvation.

Ezekiel 33:11 repeatedly declares God's lack of pleasure in the wicked's death and His desire for them to turn and live — a strong echo of God's saving will.

Luke 24:47 declares repentance and forgiveness proclaimed to all nations, aligning with God's will for all to be saved.

Matthew 28:19 commands making disciples of all nations, directly enacting God's desire that all be saved.

Mark 16:15 calls for preaching the gospel to every creature, matching the universal scope of God's saving desire.

In Romans 5:18, Christ's one act of righteousness brings justification and life for all — the grounds for God's universal saving desire stated in the main verse.

In Romans 11:32, God consigned all to disobedience in order to have mercy on all — a complementary statement of God's universal redemptive purpose.

In John 1:7, John the Baptist came to bear witness so that all might believe — directly mirrors God's desire that all be saved and come to truth.

In Galatians 3:14, the blessing of Abraham comes to the Gentiles through Christ — showing the universal scope of God's saving plan mentioned in the main verse.

In 2 Thessalonians 2:10, those who perish refused to love the truth — contrasting God's desire that all be saved and come to truth here.

In 2 Timothy 3:7, false teachers are always learning but never arrive at knowledge of the truth — contrasting with God's desire that all come to that knowledge.

In Hebrews 10:26, deliberately sinning after receiving knowledge of the truth brings judgment — a sobering counterpoint to God's desire that all come to that truth.

Romans 3:30 declares justification by faith for both circumcised and uncircumcised — the means by which all are saved.

Romans 3:29 affirms God is God of Gentiles as well as Jews, aligning with God's desire that all people be saved.

In John 5:34, Jesus says He speaks so that you may be saved — a specific instance of the same saving purpose declared universally in the main verse.

Isaiah 55:1 invites everyone who thirsts to come — an open invitation that aligns with God's universal saving will, though less explicit about salvation.

Isaiah 53:11 speaks of the Servant making many righteous through knowledge—connecting to the 'knowledge of the truth' for salvation.

Luke 1:77 describes John giving 'knowledge of salvation' to Israel—a narrower focus but same core idea of knowing salvation.