12. And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has given me power, that he has counted me faithful, appointing to ministry him
13. who before was a blasphemer and persecutor, and an insolent overbearing man: but mercy was shewn me because I did it ignorantly, in unbelief.
14. But the grace of our Lord surpassingly over-abounded with faith and love, which is in Christ Jesus.
15. Faithful is the word, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the first.
16. But for this reason mercy was shewn me, that in me, the first, Jesus Christ might display the whole long-suffering, for a delineation of those about to believe on him to life eternal.
17. Now to the King of the ages, the incorruptible, invisible, only God, honour and glory to the ages of ages. Amen.
18. This charge, my child Timotheus, I commit to thee, according to the prophecies as to thee preceding, in order that thou mightest war by them the good warfare,