1 Timothy 1:14 meaning and explanation

And the grace of our Lord overflowed to me, along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

1 Timothy 1:14, Berean Standard Bible

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Paul is writing to Timothy, his younger coworker in Ephesus, and here he continues the testimony begun in verses 12 and 13, where he calls himself a former blasphemer, persecutor and violent man. The Greek verb behind “overflowed” (hyperepleonasen) pictures something pouring over its banks, more than enough.

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