1 Timothy 1:13

1:13 even though I was formerly a blasphemer and a persecutor, and an arrogant ¹  man. But I was treated with mercy because I acted ignorantly in unbelief,

1 Timothy 5:23

5:23 (Stop drinking just water, but use a little wine for your digestion ²  and your frequent illnesses.) ³ 

[1:13]  ¹ tn Or “violent,” “cruel.”

[5:23]  ² tn Grk “for the sake of your stomach.”

[5:23]  ³ sn This verse gives parenthetical advice to Timothy, to clarify what it means to keep pure (5:22c). Verse 24 resumes the instructions about elders.