en_tn/1ti/01/12.md

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"