1 Timothy 1:11-13

11according to 1the glorious gospel of 2the blessed God, with which I have been 3entrusted.

12I thank 4Christ Jesus our Lord, who has 5strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, 6putting me into service, 13even though I was previously a blasphemer and a 7persecutor and a violent aggressor. Yet I was 8shown mercy because 9I acted ignorantly in unbelief;