1 Timothy 1:12-16 (English Standard Version)

Christ Jesus Came to Save Sinners

 ¹²I thank him^(A) who has given me strength, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful,^(B) appointing me to his service, ¹³though formerly I was a blasphemer,^(C) persecutor, and insolent opponent. But^(D) I received mercy^(E) because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, ¹⁴and^(F) the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the^(G) faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. ¹⁵The saying is^(H) trustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus^(I) came into the world to save sinners,^(J) of whom I am the foremost. ¹⁶But I received mercy for this reason, that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display his perfect patience as an example to those who were to believe in him for eternal life.