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But we know that the law is good if one uses it lawfully,

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knowing this: that the law is not made for a righteous person, but for the lawless and insubordinate, for the ungodly and for sinners, for the unholy and profane, for murderers of fathers and murderers of mothers, for manslayers,

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for fornicators, for sodomites, for kidnappers, for liars, for perjurers, and if there is any other thing that is contrary to sound doctrine,

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according to the glorious gospel of the blessed God which was committed to my trust.

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And I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry,

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although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

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And the grace of our Lord was exceedingly abundant, with faith and love which are in Christ Jesus.