1 Timothy 1:13

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Even though I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man, I was shown mercy because I acted in ignorance and unbelief.

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  • Acts 8:3 : 3 But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
  • John 9:39-41 : 39 Jesus said, 'For judgment I came into this world, so that those who are blind may see and those who see may become blind.' 40 Some of the Pharisees who were with Him heard this and asked, 'Are we also blind?' 41 Jesus replied, 'If you were blind, you would have no sin. But now that you claim, ‘We see,’ your sin remains.
  • Acts 3:17 : 17 And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.
  • Heb 6:4-8 : 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, 5 and who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, 6 if they fall away, to restore them again to repentance, since they are crucifying the Son of God again for themselves and subjecting Him to public disgrace. 7 For the land that drinks in the rain that often falls on it and produces crops useful to those for whom it is cultivated receives a blessing from God. 8 But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed, and its end is to be burned.
  • Heb 10:26-29 : 26 For if we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, 27 but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. 28 Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. 29 How much more severe punishment do you think someone deserves who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, treated as unholy the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
  • 2 Pet 2:21-22 : 21 For it would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness than, having known it, to turn back from the holy commandment delivered to them. 22 Of them the true proverb has come true: "A dog returns to its own vomit," and, "A sow that is washed returns to wallowing in the mud."
  • 1 Pet 2:10 : 10 Once, you were not a people, but now you are God's people. Once, you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
  • Num 15:30 : 30 But anyone who sins defiantly, whether native-born or a foreigner, is blaspheming the Lord and must be cut off from their people.
  • Hos 2:23 : 23 On that day, I will answer, declares the LORD. I will answer the heavens, and they will answer the earth.
  • Luke 12:47 : 47 That servant who knew his master’s will and did not prepare or act according to his will, will be beaten with many blows.
  • Luke 23:34 : 34 And Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.' Then they divided His garments by casting lots.
  • Acts 9:1 : 1 But Saul, still breathing out threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord, approached the high priest.
  • Acts 9:5 : 5 He said, "Who are You, Lord?" The Lord replied, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."
  • Acts 9:13 : 13 Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.
  • Acts 22:4 : 4 I persecuted this Way to the point of death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison.
  • Acts 26:9-9 : 9 Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth. 10 And that is what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests. And when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them. 11 I punished them often in all the synagogues, trying to force them to blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.
  • Rom 5:20-21 : 20 Now the law was brought in so that the trespass might increase; but where sin increased, grace increased all the more. 21 So that, just as sin reigned in death, so also grace might reign through righteousness to bring eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
  • Rom 11:30-31 : 30 Just as you who were at one time disobedient to God have now received mercy as a result of their disobedience, 31 so they too have now been disobedient in order that they too may now receive mercy as a result of God’s mercy to you.
  • 1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Now concerning virgins: I have no command from the Lord, but I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord’s mercy, is trustworthy.
  • 1 Cor 15:9 : 9 For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.
  • Gal 1:13 : 13 For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.
  • Phil 3:6 : 6 as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.
  • 1 Tim 1:16 : 16 But for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the foremost of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
  • Heb 4:16 : 16 Let us then approach the throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.

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  • 1 Tim 1:14-16
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    14The grace of our Lord overflowed abundantly along with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

    15This saying is trustworthy and deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners—of whom I am the foremost.

    16But for this reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the foremost of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.

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    12For I did not receive it from a man, nor was I taught it, but it came through a revelation of Jesus Christ.

    13For you have heard of my former way of life in Judaism, how I persecuted the church of God beyond measure and tried to destroy it.

    14I advanced in Judaism beyond many of my contemporaries in my nation, being far more zealous for the traditions of my ancestors.

    15But when God, who set me apart from my mother's womb and called me by His grace, was pleased

    16to reveal His Son in me, so that I might preach Him among the Gentiles, I did not immediately consult with flesh and blood,

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    11in accordance with the gospel of the glory of the blessed God, which I have been entrusted with.

    12I give thanks to Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, because He considered me faithful, appointing me to His service.

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    9For I am the least of the apostles, not worthy to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

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  • Gal 1:21-24
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    21Then I went into the regions of Syria and Cilicia.

    22I was personally unknown to the churches of Judea that are in Christ.

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    24And they glorified God because of me.

  • Phil 3:6
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    6as to zeal, persecuting the church; as to righteousness under the law, blameless.

  • 2 Tim 1:17-18
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    17On the contrary, when he arrived in Rome, he searched diligently for me and found me.

    18May the Lord grant him to find mercy from the Lord on that day. You know very well how much he helped me in Ephesus.

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    9Indeed, I myself was convinced that I ought to do many things to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.

    10And that is what I did in Jerusalem. I locked up many of the saints in prison, having received authority from the chief priests. And when they were condemned to death, I cast my vote against them.

    11I punished them often in all the synagogues, trying to force them to blaspheme. In my raging fury against them, I persecuted them even to foreign cities.

    12In this pursuit, I was traveling to Damascus with the authority and commission from the chief priests.

    13At midday, O King, while I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.

    14When we had all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice speaking to me in Hebrew, saying, 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.'

    15I asked, 'Who are you, Lord?' And the Lord replied, 'I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting.'

    16But rise and stand on your feet; for this purpose I have appeared to you: to appoint you as a servant and a witness of what you have seen and of what I will show you.

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    19But I said, 'Lord, they themselves know that I used to imprison and beat those who believed in You in the synagogues.

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    10But you have closely followed my teaching, conduct, purpose, faith, patience, love, and endurance.

    11You know my persecutions and sufferings—what happened to me in Antioch, Iconium, and Lystra—the persecutions I endured. But the Lord delivered me from all of them.

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    5I do not consider myself in any way inferior to these 'super-apostles.'

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    6But as I was traveling and approaching Damascus, about noon, a bright light from heaven suddenly flashed around me.

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    17And now, brothers, I know that you acted in ignorance, just as your leaders also did.

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    13For in what way were you less favored than the other churches, except that I myself was not a burden to you? Forgive me this wrong!

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    17If then God gave them the same gift that He gave to us after we believed in the Lord Jesus Christ, who was I to stand in God's way?

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    8To me, the very least of all the saints, this grace was given: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

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    4I persecuted this Way to the point of death, arresting both men and women and throwing them into prison.

  • Acts 9:13
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    13Ananias answered, "Lord, I have heard from many about this man, how much harm he has done to Your saints in Jerusalem.

  • 2 Tim 1:9
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    9He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not based on our works, but according to His own purpose and grace. This grace was given to us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

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    11Since I could not see because of the brightness of that light, I was led by the hand by those who were with me and went into Damascus.

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    5He said, "Who are You, Lord?" The Lord replied, "I am Jesus, whom you are persecuting. It is hard for you to kick against the goads."

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  • Acts 9:21
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    21All who heard him were amazed and said, "Isn’t this the man who raised havoc in Jerusalem among those who call on this name? And didn’t he come here to take them as prisoners to the chief priests?"

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    11I have become foolish in boasting; you compelled me. For I ought to have been commended by you, because I am in no way inferior to the 'super-apostles,' even though I am nothing.

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    19So then, King Agrippa, I was not disobedient to the heavenly vision.