Catholic Public Domain Version
"I give thanks to him who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he has considered me faithful, placing me in the ministry, "
— 1 Timothy 1:12, Catholic Public Domain Version
“And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;”
“I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service; ”
“And I thank him who enabled me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he counted me faithful, appointing me to service;”
“I am grateful to the one who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he considered me faithful in putting me into ministry,”
“I give him thanks who hath strengthened me, even to Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he hath counted me faithful, putting me in the ministry:”
“I give praise to him who gave me power, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he took me to be true, making me his servant,”
“And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;”
Knowing this, that the law was not set in place for the just, but for the unjust and the insubordinate, for the impious and sinners, for the wicked and the defiled, for those who commit patricide, matricide, or homicide,
for fornicators, for males who sleep with males, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and whatever else is contrary to sound doctrine,
which is in accord with the Gospel of the glory of the blessed God, the Gospel which has been entrusted to me.
I give thanks to him who has strengthened me, Christ Jesus our Lord, because he has considered me faithful, placing me in the ministry,
though previously I was a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and contemptuous. But then I obtained the mercy of God. For I had been acting ignorantly, in unbelief.
And so the grace of our Lord has abounded greatly, with the faith and love that is in Christ Jesus.
It is a faithful saying, and worthy of acceptance by everyone, that Christ Jesus came into this world to bring salvation to sinners, among whom I am first.