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 5:11
5:11 But do not accept younger widows on the list, 3 because their passions may lead them away from Christ 4 and they will desire to marry,
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 “refuse younger widows.”
4 tn With a single verb and object, this clause means “pursue sensuous desires in opposition to Christ.”