Discovery Box1 Timothy 1:13-15 
Context1:13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant 1 man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief, 1:14 and our Lord’s grace was abundant, bringing faith and love in Christ Jesus. 2 1:15 This saying 3 is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: “Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners” – and I am the worst of them! 4
1 tn Or “violent,” “cruel.”
2 tn Grk “with faith and love in Christ Jesus.”
3 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).
4 tn Grk “of whom I am the first.”
