1 Timotius 1:12-14

1:12 I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry, 1:13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant ¹  man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief, 1:14 and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus. ² 

[1:13]  ¹ tn Or “violent,” “cruel.”

[1:14]  ² tn Grk “with faith and love in Christ Jesus.”