and are cited by other Christian universalists are: Luke 3:6: "And all people will see God's salvation." (NIV) John 17:2: "since thou hast given him power over all flesh, to give eternal life to all whom thou hast given him." (RSV) 1 Corinthians 15:22: "For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive." (ESV) 2 Peter 3:9: "The Lord is not slow to fulfill his promise as some count slowness, but is patient toward you, not wishing that any should perish, but that all should reach repentance." (ESV) 1 Timothy 2:3–6: "This is good, and pleases God our Savior, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for ALL men—the testimony given in its proper time." (NIV) 1 John 2:2: "He is the atoning sacrifice for our sins, and not only for ours but also for the sins of the whole world." (NIV) 1 Timothy 4:10: "For to this end we toil and strive, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe." (ESV) Romans 5:18: "Then as one man's trespass led to condemnation for all men, so one man's act of righteousness leads to acquittal and life for all men." (RSV) Romans 11:32: "For God has bound all men over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on them all." (NIV) Mistranslations Christian universalists point towards the mistranslations of the Greek word αιών (Lit. aion), as giving rise to the idea of Eternal Hell, and the idea that some people will not be saved. This Greek word is the origin of the modern English word eon, which refers to a period of time or an epoch. The 19th century theologian Marvin Vincent wrote about the word aion, and the supposed connotations of "eternal" or "temporal": Aion, transliterated aeon, is a period of longer or shorter duration, having a beginning and an end, and complete in itself. [...] Neither the noun nor the adjective, in themselves, carry the sense of endless or everlasting." Dr. Ken Vincent writes that "When it (aion) was translated into Latin Vulgate, "aion" became "aeternam" which means "eternal". Catholicism The Catholic church believes that God judges