1 Timothy 1:11-13

11that conforms to the gospel concerning the glory of the blessed God, which was entrusted to me.

12I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord who has strengthened me, because he considered me faithful, appointing me to the ministry —

13even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an arrogant man. But I received mercy because I acted out of ignorance in unbelief,