I Timothy 1:16
The Scripture
(16) Howbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Paul charged Timothy to remain in Ephesus to oppose those teaching false doctrine, fables, and endless genealogies, explaining that the law was made not for the righteous but for the lawless and disobedient. He recounted God's mercy toward himself as the chief of sinners, given to him as a pattern of Christ's longsuffering, and charged Timothy to hold faith and a good conscience.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Numbers 23:3Psalms 25:11Isaiah 1:18Isaiah 43:25Ephesians 1:6Ephesians 1:12Ephesians 2:7II Thessalonians 1:10I Timothy 1:13II Corinthians 4:1Exodus 34:8Romans 2:4
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