1 Timothy 1:12

1:12 I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry,

1 Timothy 1:15

1:15 This saying 1  is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them! 2 

1 Timothy 3:6

3:6 He must not be a recent convert or he may become arrogant 3  and fall into the punishment that the devil will exact. 4 

1 tn Grk “the saying,” referring to the following citation (see 1 Tim 3:1; 4:9; 2 Tim 2:11; Titus 3:8 for other occurrences of this phrase).

2 tn Grk “of whom I am the first.”

3 tn Grk “that he may not become arrogant.”

4 tn Grk “the judgment of the devil,” which could also mean “the judgment that the devil incurred.” But see 1 Tim 1:20 for examples of the danger Paul seems to have in mind.