## translationWords

* [[en:tw:believe]]
* [[en:tw:blasphemy]]
* [[en:tw:faith]]
* [[en:tw:faithful]]
* [[en:tw:grace]]
* [[en:tw:jesus]]
* [[en:tw:lordgod]]
* [[en:tw:love]]
* [[en:tw:mercy]]
* [[en:tw:persecute]]

## translationNotes

* **And I thank ** - "I am grateful" or "I am thankful"
* **he considered me faithful** - "he considered me trustworthy" or "'he thought I would be reliable"
* **and placed me into service ** - "so he appointed me to the ministry" or "since he put me in a position to serve"
* **me, a former blasphemer ** - "even though I spoke evil against Christ" or "someone who was a blasphemer in the past"
* **violent man** - "a person who hurts others." This is a person who believes that he has the right to hurt others.
* **But I received mercy ** - "yet I received mercy from God" or "yet God showed his mercy on me"
* **because I acted ignorantly in unbelief ** - explanation
* **But** - "And"
* **overflowed with faith and love** - "was in great abundance" or "was more than enough"