1 Timothy 1:14-16

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

¹⁴ and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me^[a] with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.^{(A) 15} The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance: that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost.^{(B) 16} But for that very reason I received mercy, so that in me, as the foremost, Jesus Christ might display the utmost patience as an example to those who would come to believe in him for eternal life.