1 Timothy 1:11-13

New Catholic Bible

¹¹ that conforms to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which has been entrusted to me.

¹² Called To Preach the Gospel. I am grateful to Christ Jesus our Lord who has given me strength, because he judged me trustworthy and appointed me to his service, ¹³ even though in the past I was a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man. However, I have been treated with mercy because I had acted out of ignorance and unbelief.