1 Timothy 1:12-16

12I thank Messiah Yeshua our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to service—

13even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man. Yet I was shown mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief,

14and the grace of our Lord overflowed with the faith and love that are in Messiah Yeshua.

15Trustworthy is the saying and deserving of complete acceptance: “Messiah Yeshua came into the world to save sinners”—of whom I am foremost.

16Yet for this reason I was shown mercy—so that in me as the foremost, Messiah Yeshua might demonstrate His complete patience, as an example for those about to put their trust in Him for eternal life.