1 Timothy 1:16 meaning and explanation
But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
1 Timothy 1:16, Berean Standard Bible
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Paul writes to Timothy, his coworker in Ephesus, completing the thought begun in verse 15: Christ came to save sinners, and Paul calls himself the worst of them. His mercy was not only personal pardon but a public demonstration.
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