1 Timothy 1:12-17

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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. ¹⁷To ^(K)the King of the ages, ^(L)immortal, ^(M)invisible, ^(N)the only God, ^(O)be honor and glory forever and ever.^[a] Amen.

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1 Timothy 1:17 Greek to the ages of ages

1 Timothy 2:3-6

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³This is good, and ^(A)it is pleasing in the sight of ^(B)God our Savior, ⁴who desires ^(C)all people to be saved and ^(D)to come to ^(E)the knowledge of the truth. ⁵For ^(F)there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man^[a] Christ Jesus, ⁶^(G)who gave himself as a ransom for all, which is ^(H)the testimony given ^(I)at the proper time.

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1 Timothy 2:5 men and man render the same Greek word that is translated people in verses 1 and 4

1 Timothy 3:16

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¹⁶Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:

^(A)He^[a] was manifested in the flesh,
    vindicated^[b] by the Spirit,^[c]
        ^(B)seen by angels,
^(C)proclaimed among the nations,
    ^(D)believed on in the world,
        ^(E)taken up in glory.