1 Timothy

1 Timothy 1:13

¹³I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and a violent man; yet because I had acted in ignorance and unbelief, I was shown mercy.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I was	ὄντα	onta	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1510 I am, exist
formerly	πρότερον	proteron	Adverb - Comparative	G4386 formerly, before
a blasphemer	βλάσφημον	blasphēmon	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular	G989 slanderous
a persecutor	διώκτην	diōktēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1376 a persecutor
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
a violent	ὑβριστήν	hybristēn	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5197 an insolent, insulting man
yet	ἀλλὰ	alla	Conjunction	G235 but, except
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
I had acted	ἐποίησα	epoiēsa	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
ignorance	ἀγνοῶν	agnoōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G50 I do not know, am ignorant of
unbelief	ἀπιστίᾳ	apistia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G570 unbelief, unfaithfulness, distrust
I was shown mercy	ἠλεήθην	ēleēthēn	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular	G1653 I pity, have mercy on

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