1 Timothy 1:12-15 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has given me strength, because he thought me faithful and put me into his service,

Riverside⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹² I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has given me strength, because he thought me faithful and put me into his service, ¹³ though before that I spoke profanely and was a persecutor and insolent in outrages. But I received mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief. ¹⁴ And the grace of our Lord overflowed in me with faith and love in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵ The saying is trust-worthy and deserving of full acceptance that "Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners," of whom I am the foremost.