1 Timothy 1:12–20

¹²I am grateful to ^aChrist Jesus our Lord, who has ^bstrengthened me, because He regarded me faithful, ^cputting me into service,

¹³even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a ^apersecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was ^bshown mercy because ^cI acted ignorantly in unbelief;

¹⁴and the ^agrace of our Lord was more than abundant, with the ^bfaith and love which are in Christ Jesus.

^15aIt is a trustworthy saying and deserving full acceptance: that ^bChrist Jesus came into the world to ^csave sinners, among whom ^dI am foremost.

¹⁶Yet for this reason I ^awas shown mercy, so that in me as the foremost, Christ Jesus might ^bdemonstrate all His patience as an example for those ¹who are going to believe upon Him for eternal life.

¹⁷Now to the ^aKing of the ¹ages, ^bimmortal, ^cinvisible, the ^donly God, ^ebe honor and glory ²forever and ever. Amen.

¹⁸This ^acommand I entrust to you, Timothy, ^bmy child, in accordance with the ^cprophecies previously made concerning you, that by them you may ^dfight the good fight,

¹⁹keeping ^afaith and a good conscience, which some, having rejected, suffered shipwreck in regard to ^1btheir faith.

²⁰¹Among these are ^aHymenaeus and ^bAlexander, whom I have ^chanded over to Satan, so that they will be ^dtaught not to blaspheme.