unfoldingWord_en_tn/1ti/01/12.md

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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"