13 although I[a] was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor and a violent man, but I was shown mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief, 14 and the grace of our Lord abounded with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. 15 The saying is trustworthy and worthy of all acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the foremost.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Timothy 1:13 Here “although” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was”) which is understood as concessive