1 Timothy 1:13; 1 Timothy 2:2; 1 Timothy 3:10

1 Timothy 1:13

13 Who was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.

1 Timothy 2:2

2 For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty.

1 Timothy 3:10

10 And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being found blameless.