15 The saying is ^etrustworthy and deserving of full acceptance, that Christ Jesus ^fcame into the world to save sinners, ^gof whom I am the foremost.

Qualifications for Overseers

1 The saying is ^vtrustworthy: If anyone aspires to ^wthe office of overseer, he desires a noble task.

9 The saying is ^ptrustworthy and deserving of full acceptance. 10 For to this end we toil and strive,¹ because we have our hope set on the living God, ^qwho is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe.