1 Timothy 1:11

1:11 This ¹  accords with the glorious gospel of the blessed God ²  that was entrusted to me. ³ 

1 Timothy 1:13

1:13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant ⁴  man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,

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¹ tn A continuation of the preceding idea: Grk “teaching, according to the gospel.” This use of the law is in accord with the gospel entrusted to Paul (cf. Rom 7:7-16; Gal 3:23-26). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

² tn Grk “the gospel of the glory of the blessed God.”

³ tn Grk “with which I was entrusted.” The translation is more in line with contemporary English style.

⁴ tn Or “violent,” “cruel.”