| 12 | I thank him who has given me strength for this, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he judged me faithful by appointing me to his service, |
| 13 | though I formerly blasphemed and persecuted and insulted him; but I received mercy because I had acted ignorantly in unbelief, |
| 14 | and the grace of our Lord overflowed for me with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus. |