1 Timothy 1:12-13 I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.

BSB⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹² I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service. ¹³ I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.