unfoldingWord_en_tn/1ti/01/12.md

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## And I thank ##
<b>And I thank <b>- "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 ##
<b>and placed me into service <b>- "so he appointed me to the ministry" or "since he put me in a position to serve"
## me, a former blasphemer ##
<b>me, a former blasphemer <b>- "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 ##
<b>But I received mercy <b>- "yet I received mercy from God" or "yet God showed his mercy on me"
## because I acted ignorantly in unbelief ##
<b>because I acted ignorantly in unbelief <b>- explanation
## But ##
"And"
## overflowed with faith and love ##
"was in great abundance" or "was more than enough"